Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is celebrating his 49th birthday -- orbiting approximately 408 kilometres above the surface of the Earth.

He鈥檚 currently in the International Space Station, where he was treated to a 鈥渦nique birthday this year!鈥� according to a from his personal account.

Saint-Jacques woke up to a card from his crewmates, letters from his family and friends, as well as photos from when he was a kid.

The astronaut also put thousands of sons to shame, by finding time to call his mother from space because, 鈥淚t鈥檚 an important day for her!鈥�

As for the gifts, he thanked his wife, Véronique Morin, who had helped organize the recent delivery of the care package by cargo ship.

Morin has talked about balancing her work in in Quebec and raising their three children, while her husband鈥檚 in space.

The Canadian Space Agency official Twitter account their own congratulations to Saint-Jacques wishing him a 鈥渧ery 鈥榮pace-cial day.鈥�

Dozens of people across the country have taken to social media to also wish him a happy birthday.

Some of those gestures included people making , posting and even an entire wishing him well.

The astronaut has been in space since Dec. 3, 2018, testing new technology and working with robotics, according to the .