NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

S122-E-006863 (8 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut Leland Melvin, STS-122 mission specialist, takes a moment for a photo while working on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis during flight day two activities.

S122-E-006213 (8 Feb. 2008) --- Astronauts Leland Melvin (left) and Stanley Love, both STS-122 mission specialists, take a moment for a photo on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis during flight day two activities.

S122-E-006216 (8 Feb. 2008) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Hans Schlegel, STS-122 mission specialist, is surrounded by equipment and supplies destined for the International Space Station while working on the middeck of Space Shuttle Atlantis during flight day two activities.

S122-E-006222 (8 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut Rex Walheim, STS-122 mission specialist, is pictured between two Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits on the middeck of Space Shuttle Atlantis during flight day two activities.

S122-E-006224 (8 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut Alan Poindexter, STS-122 pilot, works on the middeck of Space Shuttle Atlantis during flight day two activities.

S122-E-006225 (8 Feb. 2008) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Leopold Eyharts, STS-122 mission specialist, pauses for a photo while working on the middeck of Space Shuttle Atlantis during flight day two activities. After docking with the International Space Station, Eyharts will join Expedition 16 in progress to serve as a flight engineer.

S122-E-006259 (8 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut Steve Frick, STS-122 commander, prepares to eat a snack on the middeck of Space Shuttle Atlantis.

S122-E-006262 (8 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut Steve Frick, STS-122 commander, eats a snack on the middeck of Space Shuttle Atlantis.

S122-E-006273 (8 Feb. 2008) --- Backdropped against a cloud-covered portion of Earth, the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory and associated ESA hardware sit in the aft section of Space Shuttle Atlantis' cargo bay on the eve of the shuttle's scheduled docking to the International Space Station. The addition of Columbus to the orbital outpost is one of the primary tasks of the STS-122 mission.

S122-E-006275 (8 Feb. 2008) --- Backdropped against the blackness of space, the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory and associated ESA hardware sit in the aft portion of Space Shuttle Atlantis' cargo bay on the eve of the shuttle's scheduled docking to the International Space Station. The addition of Columbus to the orbital outpost is one of the primary tasks of the STS-122 mission.