The STS-117 crewmembers and Johnson Space Center's (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (right) are photographed during the STS-117 crew return ceremony on Saturday, June 23 at Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near JSC.
The STS-117 crewmembers and Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (right) are photographed during the STS-117 crew return ceremony on Saturday, June 23 at Ellington Field’s Hangar 276 near JSC. From second right are astronauts Rick Sturckow and Lee Archambault, commander and pilot, respectively; Patrick Forrester, Steven Swanson, John “Danny” Olivas, Jim Reilly and Sunita Williams, all mission specialists. Williams, who was flight engineer on the Expedition 15 crew, achieved a new milestone, a record-setting flight at 194 days, 18 hours and 58 minutes, the longest single spaceflight ever by a female astronaut or cosmonaut.Image credit: NASA