NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

S122-E-007029 (9 Feb. 2008) --- In a case of commander greets commander, astronauts Peggy Whitson of the International Space Station crew, and Steve Frick of the STS-122 Space Shuttle Atlantis crew, greet each other shortly after the two spacecraft docked in space and the hatches were opened on Feb. 9, 2008.

S122-E-007032 (9 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut Alan Poindexter, STS-122 pilot, translates into the International Space Station from the Space Shuttle Atlantis shortly after the two spacecraft docked in space and the hatches were opened on Feb. 9, 2008.

S122-E-007035 (9 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut Alan Poindexter, STS-122 pilot, greets astronaut Peggy Whitson, Expedition 16 commander, as the Atlantis crew joined the ISS crewmembers onboard the orbiting outpost.

S122-E-007071 (9 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut Rex Walheim (left) and European Space Agency astronaut Hans Schlegel prepare to join seven other astronauts and a cosmonaut for a special reunion onboard the International Space Station soon after the hatches were opened between the orbital outpost and the Space Shuttle Atlantison docking day.

S122-E-007072 (9 Feb. 2008) --- The first time in space for astronauts Leland Melvin (left) and Stanley Love, both STS-122 mission specialists, also means the first time aboard the International Space Station. Hatches between the orbital outpost and the Space Shuttle Atlantis had been open for a short period when this photo was taken.

S122-E-007074 (9 Feb. 2008) --- Astronauts Alan Poindexter (left), pilot for the Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 crew, and Stanley Love, mission specialist, appear to enjoy the view aboard the International Space Station shortly after ingress on docking day.