Mrs. George H.W. Bush talks to JSC Director Michael L. Coats and Diane Coats during visit to Houston.

JSC2009-E-258403 (8 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Terry Virts (second right), STS-130 pilot; along with astronauts Stephen Robinson (left), Kathryn Hire, Nicholas Patrick and Robert Behnken, all mission specialists, participate in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

Photo Date:008-01-2009 Location: Ellington Field; Hangar 990 Subject: STS127 Crew Return Photog: David DeHoyos, James Blair

JSC2010-E-124261 (8 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-134 commander, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technician Andre Denard assisted Kelly. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2006-E-47126 (31 Oct. 2006) --- Astronaut Gregory C. Johnson, STS-125 pilot for the newly announced final shuttle crew to visit and work on the Hubble Space Telescope.

View of a Space Center Houston tram driving past JSCs Rocket Park. Photo was taken for a Space News Roundup article.

JSC2007-E-03712 (19 Jan. 2007) --- Educator astronaut Barbara R. Morgan speaks with students during Space Center Houston's "Meet an Astronaut Day" on Jan. 19. Morgan has been named as a crew member for the STS-118 mission, scheduled to launch in the summer of 2007.

JSC2001-E-25806 (23 August 2001) --- Scott J. Horowitz, STS-105 commander, followed by his daughter and wife, step off of the Gulfstream I aircraft during the STS-105 and Expedition Two crew return ceremonies at Ellington Field. The STS-105 crew delivered the Expedition Three crew and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) and brought the Expedition Two crew back to Earth.

JSC2011-E-028134 (23 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson (left), STS-135 commander; Doug Hurley (right), pilot; and Sandy Magnus, mission specialist, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-028157 (23 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Greg H. Johnson (left), STS-134 pilot; along with European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori (second left) and NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel and Greg Chamitoff (seated), all mission specialists, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-028158 (23 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Greg H. Johnson, STS-134 pilot, participates in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2003-E-37463 (21 May 2003) --- General Jefferson D. Howell, Jr. (second left), Johnson Space Center (JSC) Director, and the Expedition 6 crewmembers pose for a photo following the crew arrival at Ellington Field, near JSC. The crewmembers are, from the left, astronauts Kenneth D. Bowersox, mission commander; Donald R. Pettit, NASA ISS science officer; and cosmonaut Nikolai M. Budarin, flight engineer representing Rosaviakosmos.

JSC2001-E-25821 (23 August 2001) --- Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Acting Director Roy Estess congratulates the STS-105 crew on the stage in Hangar 990 at Ellington Field during the STS-105 and Expedition Two crew return ceremonies. From left to right are Estess, Scott J. Horowitz, STS-105 commander, Frederick W. Sturckow, pilot, Daniel T. Barry, mission specialist, and Patrick G. Forrester, mission specialist. The STS-105 crew delivered the Expedition Three crew and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) and brought the Expedition Two crew back to Earth.

JSC2005-E-21192 (7 June 2005) --- Astronauts Christopher J. Ferguson (left), STS-115 pilot, and Daniel C. Burbank, mission specialist, use the virtual reality lab at the Johnson Space Center to train for their duties aboard the space shuttle. This type of computer interface, paired with virtual reality training hardware and software, helps to prepare the entire team for dealing with space station elements.

JSC2001-E-25811 (23 August 2001) --- Vasili V. Tsibliyev of Rosaviakosmos speaks from the podium in Hangar 990 at Ellington Field during the STS-105 and Expedition Two crew return ceremonies.

JSC2001-E-25823 (23 August 2001) --- Patrick G. Forrester (foreground) and Daniel T. Barry, STS-105 mission specialists, sign autographs for the assembled crowd in Hangar 990 at Ellington Field during the STS-105 and Expedition Two crew return ceremonies. The STS-105 crew delivered the Expedition Three crew and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) and brought the Expedition Two crew back to Earth.

JSC2011-E-028150 (23 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Doug Hurley, STS-135 pilot; and Sandy Magnus (foreground), mission specialist, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-028128 (23 March 2011) --- News media representatives and NASA personnel are pictured during an STS-135 media day event in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2006-E-47138 (31 Oct. 2006) --- Astronaut Scott D. Altman, STS-125 commander for the newly announced final shuttle crew to visit and work on the Hubble Space Telescope.

JSC2001-E-25825 (23 August 2001) --- Scott J. Horowitz, STS-105 commander, signs an autograph for a young visitor in Hangar 990 at Ellington Field during the STS-105 and Expedition Two crew return ceremonies. The STS-105 crew delivered the Expedition Three crew and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) and brought the Expedition Two crew back to Earth.

JSC2009-E-246186 (2 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2001-E-25808 (23 August 2001) --- Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialist, shakes hands with Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Acting Director Roy Estess during the STS-105 and Expedition Two crew return ceremonies at Ellington Field. The STS-105 crew delivered the Expedition Three crew and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) and brought the Expedition Two crew back to Earth.

JSC2003-E-37639 (21 May 2003) --- The Expedition 6 crewmembers are pictured following their arrival at Ellington Field, near Johnson Space Center (JSC). From the left are astronaut Kenneth D. Bowersox, mission commander; cosmonaut Nikolai M. Budarin, flight engineer representing Rosaviakosmos; and astronaut Donald R. Pettit, NASA ISS science officer.

JSC2011-E-028156 (23 March 2011) --- European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori (foreground) and NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, both STS-134 mission specialists, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2002-01759 (20 September 2002) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, floats in a small life raft during an emergency bailout training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Curbeam is attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit.

JSC2005-E-21191 (7 June 2005) --- Astronaut Steven G. MacLean, STS-115 mission specialist representing the Canadian Space Agency, uses the virtual reality lab at the Johnson Space Center to train for his duties aboard the space shuttle. This type of computer interface, paired with virtual reality training hardware and software, helps to prepare the entire team for dealing with space station elements.

JSC2001-E-16632 (14 May 2001) --- Astronaut Michael L. Gernhardt, STS-104 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) fit check in a Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA)in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). The STS-104 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) represents the Space Shuttle Atlantis' first flight using a new engine and is targeted for a liftoff in the summer of this year.

JSC2004-E-15422 (30 March 2004) --- Questions came from students and teachers from Alvin, Clear Creek, Friendswood, Galena Park, Galveston and Pasadena Independent School Districts who gathered at Space Center Houston to talk with the Expedition 8 crew aboard the International Space Station on March 30, 2004. Live images of astronaut C. Michael Foale and cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri are seen on the large screen, as the two interact with the ground audience. (Teaching from Space)

JSC2007-E-03676 (19 Jan. 2007) --- Educator astronaut Barbara R. Morgan (left) and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Dafydd R. (Dave) Williams speak to an audience of students and media during a demonstration at Space Center Houston. Morgan has been named as a crew member for the STS-118 mission, scheduled to launch in the summer of 2007.

JSC2001-E-25822 (23 August 2001) --- Daniel T. Barry (foreground) and Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialists, sign autographs for the assembled crowd in Hangar 990 at Ellington Field during the STS-105 and Expedition Two crew return ceremonies. The STS-105 crew delivered the Expedition Three crew and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) and brought the Expedition Two crew back to Earth.

JSC2002-01762 (20 September 2002) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, floats in a small life raft during an emergency bailout training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Fuglesang, who represents the European Space Agency (ESA), is attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit.

JSC2009-E-258395 (8 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Terry Virts (foreground), STS-130 pilot; along with astronauts Kathryn Hire and Nicholas Patrick, both mission specialists, participate in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-124263 (8 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-134 mission specialist, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technician Daniel Palmer assisted Chamitoff. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2001-E-25814 (23 August 2001) --- James S. Voss, Expedition Two flight engineer, speaks from the podium in Hangar 990 at Ellington Field during the STS-105 and Expedition Two crew return ceremonies. Yury V. Usachev of Rosaviakosmos, Expedition Two mission commander, stands to Voss' left. Voss, Usachev and fellow Expedition Two crewmember Susan J. Helms spent five months aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2001-E-25810 (23 August 2001) --- The STS-105 crew and Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Acting Director Roy Estess enter Hangar 990 at Ellington Field during the STS-105 and Expedition Two crew return ceremonies. Among the group are: front row - Frederick W. Sturckow, pilot, Scott J. Horowitz, commander, and Estess; back row - Daniel T. Barry and Patrick G. Forrester, both mission specialists. The STS-105 crew delivered the Expedition Three crew and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) and brought the Expedition Two crew back to Earth.

JSC2010-E-124272 (8 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Mark Kelly (background) and Gregory H. Johnson, STS-134 commander and pilot, respectively, attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, prepare for a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2006-E-34265 (11 Aug. 2006) --- Astronaut Daniel C. Burbank, STS-115 mission specialist, responds to a question from the media during a pre-flight press conference at Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-119526 (25 Aug. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Greg Chamitoff (background) and Michael Fincke, both STS-134 mission specialists, look over their flight plans in the check-out facility at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center prior to a familiarization flight in NASA T-38 trainer jets. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-060735 (29 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-134 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2011-E-028160 (23 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Greg H. Johnson (right), STS-134 pilot; and Greg Chamitoff, mission specialist, are pictured during an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2003-E-37776 (22 May 2003) --- Cosmonaut Valery I. Tokarev (left), Expedition 9 flight engineer, participates in Human Research Facility (HRF) training in the International Space Station (ISS) Destiny laboratory mockup/trainer at the Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) Space Vehicle Mockup Facility. Instructor Jessica Meir (center) and trainer Tim Haley assisted Tokarev, who represents Rosaviakosmos.

JSC2011-E-028136 (23 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson (left), STS-135 commander; Doug Hurley (foreground), pilot; and Sandy Magnus, mission specialist, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2006-E-39881 (10 Sept. 2006) --- In the Shuttle (White) Flight Control Room of Houston's Mission Control Center, flight director Paul Dye (right) and spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) Megan McArthur monitor data during the STS-115 inspection of the wings' leading edge and nose cap of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

JSC2006-E-47133 (31 Oct. 2006) --- Astronaut K. Megan McArthur, STS-125 mission specialist for the newly announced final shuttle crew to visit and work on the Hubble Space Telescope.

JSC2001-E-25807 (23 August 2001) --- The STS-105 and Expedition Two crews step off of the Gulfstream I aircraft and meet their families during the crew return ceremonies at Ellington Field. The STS-105 crew delivered the Expedition Three crew and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) and brought the Expedition Two crew back to Earth.

JSC2007-E-03703 (19 Jan. 2007) --- Barbara R. Morgan, educator astronaut, is pictured during a demonstration at Space Center Houston. Morgan has been named as a crew member for the STS-118 mission, scheduled to launch in the summer of 2007.

JSC2010-E-119552 (25 Aug. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Mark Kelly (left), STS-134 commander; and Michael Fincke, mission specialist, prepare for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-028153 (23 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Doug Hurley, STS-135 pilot; and Sandy Magnus (foreground), mission specialist, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2001-00748 (15 March 2001) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialist, prepares to use specialized gear in the virtual reality lab at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) to train for his duties aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. This type of virtual reality training allows the astronauts to wear a helmet and special gloves while looking at computer displays simulating actual movements around the various locations on the International Space Station (ISS) hardware with which they will be working.

JSC2005-E-21199 (7 June 2005) --- Astronaut Daniel C. Burbank, STS-115 mission specialist, uses the virtual reality lab at the Johnson Space Center to train for his duties aboard the space shuttle. This type of computer interface, paired with virtual reality training hardware and software, helps to prepare the entire team for dealing with space station elements. David J. Homan assisted Burbank as astronaut Christopher J. Ferguson, pilot, looked on.

JSC2009-E-258402 (8 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Terry Virts (second right), STS-130 pilot; along with astronauts Kathryn Hire, Nicholas Patrick (left) and Robert Behnken, all mission specialists, participate in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-119533 (25 Aug. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Gregory H. Johnson, STS-134 pilot, is pictured in the check-out facility at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center prior to a familiarization flight in NASA T-38 trainer jets. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2004-E-45138 (13 October 2004) --- Astronaut Stephen N. Frick monitors communications at the spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) console in the Shuttle Flight Control Room (WFCR) in Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) Mission Control Center (MCC) with the STS-114 crewmembers during a fully-integrated simulation on October 13. The seven member crew was in a JSC-based simulator during the sims. The dress rehearsal of Discovery's rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station (ISS) was the first flight-specific training for the Space Shuttle's return to flight.

JSC2009-E-258423 (8 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Stephen Robinson, STS-130 mission specialist, participates in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2001-E-25826 (23 August 2001) --- Daniel T. Barry, STS-105 mission specialist, signs autographs for the assembled crowd in Hangar 990 at Ellington Field during the STS-105 and Expedition Two crew return ceremonies. The STS-105 crew delivered the Expedition Three crew and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) and brought the Expedition Two crew back to Earth.

JSC2011-E-028127 (23 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; and Sandy Magnus, mission specialist; along with news media representatives and NASA personnel are pictured during an STS-135 media day event in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2006-E-41803 (27 Sept. 2006) --- Cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, Expedition 15 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check for cosmonaut Oleg V. Kotov (out of frame), flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at Johnson Space Center.

JSC2011-E-028151 (23 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Doug Hurley, STS-135 pilot; and Sandy Magnus (foreground), mission specialist, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2001-E-25812 (23 August 2001) --- Yury V. Usachev of Rosaviakosmos, Expedition Two mission commander, speaks from the podium in Hangar 990 at Ellington Field during the STS-105 and Expedition Two crew return ceremonies. The STS-105 crew listens in the background. Usachev and fellow Expedition Two crewmembers Susan J. Helms and James S. Voss spent five months aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2010-E-060734 (29 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-134 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

2001 Houston Rodeo Trailride from Building 1 to the Gilruth Center. View of Astronaut Koichi Wakata (waving), and Astronaut Leroy Chiao (thumbs up). Both are pictured on a covered wagon.

JSC2010-E-119574 (25 Aug. 2010) --- European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, STS-134 mission specialist, is pictured in the rear station of a NASA T-38 trainer jet prior to a familiarization flight at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2005-E-04515 (3 Feb. 2005) --- Astronauts Nicholas J.M. Patrick (left) and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, both STS-116 mission specialists, use virtual reality hardware in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center to rehearse some of their duties on the upcoming mission to the international space station. This type of virtual reality training allows the astronauts to wear a helmet and special gloves while looking at computer displays simulating actual movements around the various locations on the station hardware with which they will be working.

JSC2001-01466 (18 May 2001) --- Astronaut Carl E. Walz, Expedition Four flight engineer, lowers himself from a simulated shuttle in trouble during an emergency egress training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

JSC2009-E-246180 (2 Dec. 2009) --- The STS-130 crew members celebrate the end of formal crew training with a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured from the left are astronauts Robert Behnken, Kathryn Hire, Nicholas Patrick, all mission specialists; George Zamka, commander; Terry Virts, pilot; and Stephen Robinson, mission specialist.

JSC2001-E-25818 (23 August 2001) --- Frederick W. Sturckow, STS-105 pilot, speaks from the podium in Hangar 990 at Ellington Field during the STS-105 and Expedition Two crew return ceremonies. The STS-105 crew delivered the Expedition Three crew and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) and brought the Expedition Two crew back to Earth.

JSC2011-E-028122 (23 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Doug Hurley, STS-135 pilot; and Sandy Magnus (foreground), mission specialist, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-028161 (23 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Greg Chamitoff (foreground), STS-134 mission specialist; and Greg H. Johnson, pilot, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2006-E-47144 (31 Oct. 2006) --- A few hours after NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announced from Goddard Space Flight Center the astronauts selected for the final shuttle mission to perform work on the Hubble Space Telescope, the STS-125 crew met the news media at the Johnson Space Center. Following the press briefing, the members posed for this group portrait. From left to right are astronauts K. Megan McArthur, Michael T. Good, Gregory C. Johnson, Scott D. Altman, John M. Grunsfeld, Michael J. Massimino and Andrew J. Feustel. Altman will command the final space shuttle mission to Hubble, and Johnson will serve as pilot for his initial spaceflight. Mission specialists include veteran spacewalkers Grunsfeld and Massimino and first-time space fliers Feustel, Good and McArthur.

JSC2010-E-119538 (25 Aug. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Mark Kelly (right), STS-134 commander; and Michael Fincke, mission specialist, walk to the nearby flight line of NASA T-38 trainer jets at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center prior to a familiarization flight. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2007-E-18448 (5 April 2007) --- Astronaut Scott E. Parazynski, STS-120 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance (USA) suit technician James Lemmon (left) and USA suit engineer Shawn Macleod assisted Parazynski.

JSC2011-E-028170 (23 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, STS-134 mission specialist, participates in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2006-E-47130 (31 Oct. 2006) --- Astronaut Andrew J. Feustel, STS-125 mission specialist for the newly announced final shuttle crew scheduled to visit and work on the Hubble Space Telescope.

JSC2001-E-25824 (23 August 2001) --- Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialist, signs autographs for the assembled crowd in Hangar 990 at Ellington Field during the STS-105 and Expedition Two crew return ceremonies. The STS-105 crew delivered the Expedition Three crew and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) and brought the Expedition Two crew back to Earth.

JSC2001-E-16629 (14 May 2001) --- Astronaut Michael L. Gernhardt, STS-104 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) fit check in one of the airlock chambers in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). The STS-104 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) represents the Space Shuttle Atlantis' first flight using a new engine and is targeted for a liftoff in the summer of this year.

JSC2011-E-028130 (23 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson (right background), STS-135 commander; Doug Hurley (center), pilot; and Sandy Magnus, mission specialist, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-124259 (8 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-134 commander, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technician Andre Denard assisted Kelly. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2001-00751 (15 March 2001) --- Astronaut Scott J. Horowitz, STS-105 mission commander, uses the virtual reality lab at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) to train for his duties aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. This type of computer interface paired with virtual reality training hardware and software helps to prepare the entire team for dealing with International Space Station (ISS) elements.

JSC2006-E-53024 (4 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut John D. (Danny) Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Steven R. Swanson, mission specialist, assisted Olivas.

JSC2010-E-119576 (25 Aug. 2010) --- European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, STS-134 mission specialist, is pictured in the rear station of a NASA T-38 trainer jet prior to a familiarization flight at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2003-E-37465 (21 May 2003) --- Members of the media are pictured while they watch the arrival of the Expedition 6 crewmembers in a Gulfstream IV aircraft at Ellington Field, near Johnson Space Center (JSC).

JSC2002-01803 (10 October 2002) --- Astronaut William A. Oefelein, STS-116 pilot, attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit, floats in the water during an emergency egress training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

JSC2010-E-119542 (25 Aug. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-134 commander, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-119551 (25 Aug. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, STS-134 mission specialist, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-028144 (23 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson (left foreground), STS-135 commander; Doug Hurley (left background), pilot; and Sandy Magnus (left), mission specialist, speak with news media representatives during an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-060738 (29 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-134 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, mission specialist, assisted Chamitoff.

JSC2001-00758 (15 March 2001) --- Astronaut Frederick W. Sturckow, STS-105 pilot, uses the virtual reality lab at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) to train for his duties aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. This type of computer interface paired with virtual reality training hardware and software helps to prepare the entire team for dealing with International Space Station (ISS) elements.

JSC2010-E-060730 (29 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-134 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-124284 (8 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, participates in a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-028173 (23 March 2011) --- European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori (right) and NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, both STS-134 mission specialists, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2006-E-47110 (31 Oct. 2006) --- A few hours after NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announced from Goddard Space Flight Center the astronauts selected for the final shuttle mission to perform work on the Hubble Space Telescope, the STS-125 crew met the news media at the Johnson Space Center. From left to right are astronauts Michael T. Good, Andrew J. Feustel, K. Megan McArthur, Michael J. Massimino, John M. Grunsfeld, Gregory C. Johnson and Scott D. Altman. Altman will command the final space shuttle mission to Hubble, and Johnson will serve as pilot for his initial spaceflight. Mission specialists include veteran spacewalkers Grunsfeld and Massimino and first-time space fliers Feustel, Good and McArthur.

PHOTO DATE: 09-08-2010 LOCATION: B5 Fixed Based Simulator SUBJECT: STS-134 crew suiting up in Bldg. 5/Training in fixed based simulator PHOTOGRAPHER: David DeHoyos

JSC2009-E-246198 (2 Dec. 2009) --- The STS-130 crew members are pictured at a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured from the left are astronauts Kathryn Hire, Nicholas Patrick, both mission specialists; George Zamka, commander; Terry Virts, pilot; Robert Behnken and Stephen Robinson, both mission specialists.

JSC2007-E-03779 (19 Jan. 2007) --- Educator astronaut Barbara R. Morgan and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Dafydd R. (Dave) Williams speak to an audience of students and media during a demonstration at Space Center Houston. Morgan has been named as a crew member for the STS-118 mission, scheduled to launch in the summer of 2007.

JSC2010-E-060727 (29 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-134 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, mission specialist, assisted Chamitoff.

JSC2011-E-028137 (23 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson (left background), STS-135 commander; Doug Hurley (foreground), pilot; and Sandy Magnus, mission specialist, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2009-E-258425 (8 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut George Zamka (second right), STS-130 commander; along with astronauts Kathryn Hire, Nicholas Patrick and Stephen Robinson (mostly out of frame at left), all mission specialists, participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-124267 (8 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Mark Kelly (left) and Gregory H. Johnson, STS-134 commander and pilot, respectively, attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, prepare for a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2006-E-39854 (9 Sept. 2006) --- In the Shuttle (White) Flight Control Room of Houston's Mission Control Center, astronaut Dominic A. (Tony) Antonelli monitors launch countdown activities a few hundred miles away in Florida, site of Space Shuttle Atlantis' scheduled STS-115 launch. Antonelli serves as the spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) for the ascent and entry phases. Liftoff occurred at 11:15 a.m. (EDT) on Sept. 9, 2006 from launch pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center.

JSC2009-E-246194 (2 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut George Zamka (left), STS-130 commander, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Also pictured are astronauts Terry Virts, pilot; along with Nicholas Patrick, Kathryn Hire, Stephen Robinson and Robert Behnken, all mission specialists.oyos