NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2008-E-047140 (15 June 2008) --- NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-124 commander, is pictured at the STS-124 crew return ceremony on June 15, 2008 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2008-E-047141 (15 June 2008) --- NASA astronaut Ron Garan, STS-124 mission specialist, is pictured at the STS-124 crew return ceremony on June 15, 2008 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2008-E-047143 (15 June 2008) --- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-124 crew return ceremony on June 15, 2008 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2008-E-047146 (15 June 2008) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Vice President Kaoru Mamiya addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-124 crew return ceremony on June 15, 2008 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2008-E-047147 (15 June 2008) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, STS-124 mission specialist, is pictured at the STS-124 crew return ceremony on June 15, 2008 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2008-E-047149 (15 June 2008) --- NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-124 crew return ceremony on June 15, 2008 at Ellington Field near JSC.

JSC2008-E-047150 (15 June 2008) --- NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-124 commander, is pictured at the STS-124 crew return ceremony on June 15, 2008 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2008-E-047153 (15 June 2008) --- NASA astronauts Ken Ham and Karen Nyberg, STS-124 pilot and mission specialist, respectively, are pictured at the STS-124 crew return ceremony on June 15, 2008 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2008-E-047154 (15 June 2008) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, STS-124 mission specialist, speaks to a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-124 crew return ceremony on June 15, 2008 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2008-E-47155 (15 June 2008) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide (left) and NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, both STS-124 mission specialists, are pictured at the STS-124 crew return ceremony on June 15, 2008 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.