NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2009-E-149631 (1 Aug. 2009) --- NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (far left) and the STS-127 crew are pictured at the STS-127 crew return ceremony on Aug. 1, 2009 at Ellington Field near JSC. From second left are astronauts Mark Polansky, commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; Christopher Cassidy, Canadian Space Agency's Julie Payette, Tom Marshburn and Dave Wolf, all mission specialists.

JSC2009-E-149634 (1 Aug. 2009) --- NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (far left) addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-127 crew return ceremony on Aug. 1, 2009 at Ellington Field near JSC. Also pictured are astronauts Mark Polansky (center), commander; and Doug Hurley, pilot.

JSC2009-E-149645 (1 Aug. 2009) --- U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-127 crew return ceremony on Aug. 1, 2009 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC). Seated behind Lee (from the left) are JSC director Michael L. Coats (mostly obscured), astronauts Mark Polansky, commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; Christopher Cassidy, Canadian Space Agency's Julie Payette, Tom Marshburn, Dave Wolf and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Koichi Wakata, all mission specialists.

JSC2009-E-149660 (1 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Doug Hurley, STS-127 pilot, addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-127 crew return ceremony on Aug. 1, 2009 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-149661 (1 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Christopher Cassidy, STS-127 mission specialist, addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-127 crew return ceremony on Aug. 1, 2009 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-149664 (1 Aug. 2009) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette, STS-127 mission specialist, addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-127 crew return ceremony on Aug. 1, 2009 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-149668 (1 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Tom Marshburn, STS-127 mission specialist, addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-127 crew return ceremony on Aug. 1, 2009 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Also pictured are Canadian Space Agency's Julie Payette and Dave Wolf, both mission specialists.

JSC2009-E-149669 (1 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Tom Marshburn, STS-127 mission specialist, addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-127 crew return ceremony on Aug. 1, 2009 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Also pictured are Canadian Space Agency's Julie Payette and Dave Wolf, both mission specialists.

JSC2009-E-149670 (1 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Dave Wolf, STS-127 mission specialist, addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-127 crew return ceremony on Aug. 1, 2009 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Also pictured is Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, mission specialist.

JSC2009-E-149672 (1 Aug. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, STS-127 mission specialist, addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-127 crew return ceremony on Aug. 1, 2009 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.