Viewing the STS-124 Crew Return Ceremony at Ellington Field


Astronauts Heidi Stefanyshyn-Piper and Sunita Williams pose with fans outside of Hanger 990

A crowd assembles around the stage inside of Hanger 990 waiting for the arrival of the STS-124 Crew

A NASA research aircraft inside of the hanger.

A front view of another research aircraft

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee address the STS-124 crew on stage

STS-124 Commander Mark Kelly	STS-124 Commander Kenneth Ham

STS-124 MS1 Karen Nyberg	STS-124 MS2 Ron Garan

STS-124 MS3 Mike Fossum	STS-124 MS4 Akihiko Hoshide

ISS Flight Engineer Garrett Reisman	Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee

A large crowd has assembled for the STS-124 Crew Return to Ellington Field

JAXA Vice President Kaoru Mamiya addresses the crowd and the crew

Astronaut Ron Garan describes his experiences

Astronaut Mike Fossum describes walking in space

Astronaut Garrett Reisman describes life on board the International Space Station

A larger view of the stage.

JAXA Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide signs an autograph for a young fan

Mary and I attended the STS-124 crew return ceremony at Ellington Air Field in Houston, Texas on June 15th, 2008. That was one day after they returned from space.