JSC2008-E-018350 (27 Feb. 2008) --- Astronauts John M. Grunsfeld (left), Michael T. Good and K. Megan McArthur, all STS-125 mission specialists, await the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. The crewmembers are attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits.

JSC2008-E-018324 (27 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut K. Megan McArthur, STS-125 mission specialist, dons a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance (USA) suit technician Cody McNeil assisted McArthur.

JSC2008-E-018318 (27 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut K. Megan McArthur, STS-125 mission specialist, dons a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance (USA) suit technician Cody McNeil assisted McArthur.

JSC2008-E-018339 (27 Feb. 2008) --- Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, astronauts Scott D. Altman (center), STS-125 commander; Gregory C. Johnson (left), pilot; and K. Megan McArthur, mission specialist, await the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center.

JSC2008-E-005284 (21 Nov. 2007) --- Astronaut Garrett E. Reisman, mission specialist

JSC2007-E-095996 (3 Nov. 2007) ---Astronaut Steve Swanson, standing near the spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) console in the space station control room of JSC's Mission Control Center, communicates with astronauts in space during the Nov. 3 spacewalk planned to repair a tear in a solar panel on the International Space Station.

JSC2008-E-018325 (27 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut Gregory C. Johnson, STS-125 pilot, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center.

JSC2008-E-018320 (27 Feb. 2008) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, astronaut Gregory C. Johnson, STS-125 pilot, awaits the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center.

JSC2006-E-28436 (18 July 2006) --- Flight director Annette Hasbrook speaks from a lectern in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center during the STS-121 crew return ceremonies.

JSC2010-E-025815 (22 Feb. 2010) --- The STS-130 crew members are pictured during the STS-130 crew return ceremony on Feb. 22, 2010 at Ellington Field near NASA?s Johnson Space Center. From the left are NASA astronauts George Zamka, commander; Terry Virts, pilot; Kathryn Hire, Stephen Robinson, Nicholas Patrick and Robert Behnken, all mission specialists.

PHOTO DATE: 04-20-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockup, Airlock SUBJECT: Preflight Coverage, STS 128 & Expedition 20 crews training in ISS Airlock mockup, Bldg 9NW PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

PHOTO DATE: 03/22/12 LOCATION: JSC NBL SUBJECT: Koichi Wakata during EVA Training at the NBL PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman

PHOTO DATE: 03/15/12 LOCATION: NBL SUBJECT: Expedition 32 (Soyuz 31) crew members Aki Hoshide and Sunita Williams during EVA TL RUN at the NBL PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman

JSC2010-E-049156 (1 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in a practice session of transferring items aboard the International Space Station in an ISS mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

PHOTO DATE:01/24/11 PHOTO LOCATION:Building 35 PHOTO SUBJECT: CMO Delta Training PHOTOGRAPHER: GEESEMAN

JSC2006-E-49769 (16 Nov. 2006) --- Cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, Expedition 15 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Suit technicians assisted Yurchikhin.

JSC2006-E-49770 (16 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Clayton C. Anderson, Expedition 15 flight engineer, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Suit technicians assisted Anderson.

JSC2009-E-083995 (20 April 2009) --- Astronaut Alan Poindexter, STS-131 commander, occupies the commander?s station on the flight deck during in a Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT) mock-up training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

PHOTO DATE: 03/14/12 LOCATION: B9 ISS MOCKUPS SUBJECT: Expedition 32 (Soyuz 31) crew members Aki Hoshide, Sunita Williams and Yuri Malenchenko during Emergency Scene ASIGND3 training. PHOTOGRAPHER:GEESEMAN

JSC2007-E-44418 (22 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Scott Kelly, STS-118 commander, addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-118 crew return ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 22 in Ellington Field's Hangar 990 near JSC.

Documentation of the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) bed rest study taken for archival purposes. A participant visits with a guest at the Galveston facility's Flight Analogs Research Unit.

JSC2006-E-28458 (18 July 2006) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-121 commander, speaks from a lectern in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center during the STS-121 crew return ceremonies.

PHOTO DATE: 05_07_09 LOCATION: B9 VR LAB SUBJECT: STS-129 EVA VR TRAINING PHOTOGRAPHER: GEESEMAN

JSC2010-E-081914 (18 May 2010) --- ISS flight director Holly Ridings reviews data at her console in the space station flight control room in the Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center during STS-132/ULF-4 mission flight day five activities.

PHOTO DATE: 05_07_09 LOCATION: B9 VR LAB SUBJECT: STS-129 EVA VR TRAINING PHOTOGRAPHER: GEESEMAN

JSC2006-E-28463 (18 July 2006) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey (left), STS-121 commander, and flight director Steve Stich visit in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near JSC during the STS-121 crew return ceremonies.

JSC2006-E-28428 (18 July 2006) --- Johnson Space Center's (JSC) director Michael L. Coats speaks from a lectern in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near JSC during the STS-121 crew return ceremonies. Seated from the left are astronauts Steven W. Lindsey, commander; Mark E. Kelly, pilot; Michael E. Fossum, mission specialist; NASA associate administrator Rex Geveden; astronauts Lisa M. Nowak, Stephanie D. Wilson and Piers J. Sellers, mission specialists. Photo credit: NASA

PHOTO DATE: 05_07_09 LOCATION: B9 VR LAB SUBJECT: STS-129 EVA VR TRAINING PHOTOGRAPHER: GEESEMAN

PHOTO DATE: 03/15/12 LOCATION: NBL SUBJECT: Expedition 32 (Soyuz 31) crew members Aki Hoshide and Sunita Williams during EVA TL RUN at the NBL PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman

PHOTO DATE: 05_07_09 LOCATION: B9 VR LAB SUBJECT: STS-129 EVA VR TRAINING PHOTOGRAPHER: GEESEMAN

PHOTO DATE: 03/14/12 LOCATION: B9 ISS MOCKUPS SUBJECT: Expedition 32 (Soyuz 31) crew members Aki Hoshide, Sunita Williams and Yuri Malenchenko during Emergency Scene ASIGND3 training. PHOTOGRAPHER:GEESEMAN

PHOTO DATE: 04-20-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockup, Airlock SUBJECT: Preflight Coverage, STS 128 & Expedition 20 crews training in ISS Airlock mockup, Bldg 9NW PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

JSC2011-E-070374 (22 July 2011) --- U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R.-Texas), NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats and STS-135 crew members are pictured in Ellington Field?s Hangar 990 near JSC during the STS-135 crew return ceremonies. Crew members (seated from the left) are NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists. A large crowd of supporters is visible in the foreground. Photo credit: NASA

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PHOTO DATE: 05_07_09 LOCATION: B9 VR LAB SUBJECT: STS-129 EVA VR TRAINING PHOTOGRAPHER: GEESEMAN

JSC2010-E-054299 (30 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Ken Ham (left), STS-132 commander, flies a Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) over White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico, during a training session.

JSC2006-E-28451 (18 July 2006) --- Astronaut Lisa M. Nowak, STS-121 mission specialist, speaks from a lectern in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center during the STS-121 crew return ceremonies.

JSC2006-E-28444 (18 July 2006) --- Astronaut Mark E. Kelly, STS-121 pilot, speaks from a lectern in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center during the STS-121 crew return ceremonies.

PHOTO DATE: 03/15/12 LOCATION: NBL SUBJECT: Expedition 32 (Soyuz 31) crew members Aki Hoshide and Sunita Williams during EVA TL RUN at the NBL PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman

STS-119 Launch from remote Coastline Location: John's Island, Vero Beach, Fla.

JSC2010-E-049154 (1 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in a practice session of transferring items aboard the International Space Station in an ISS mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

PHOTO DATE: 03/14/12 LOCATION: B9 ISS MOCKUPS SUBJECT: Expedition 32 (Soyuz 31) crew members Aki Hoshide, Sunita Williams and Yuri Malenchenko during Emergency Scene ASIGND3 training. PHOTOGRAPHER:GEESEMAN

JSC2006-E-28449 (18 July 2006) --- Astronaut Michael E. Fossum, STS-121 mission specialist, speaks from a lectern in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center during the STS-121 crew return ceremonies.

PHOTO DATE: 03/15/12 LOCATION: NBL SUBJECT: Expedition 32 (Soyuz 31) crew members Aki Hoshide and Sunita Williams during EVA TL RUN at the NBL PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman

PHOTO DATE:01/24/11 PHOTO LOCATION:Building 35 PHOTO SUBJECT: CMO Delta Training PHOTOGRAPHER: GEESEMAN

JSC2010-E-054304 (30 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Ken Ham (left), STS-132 commander, flies a Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) over White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico, during a training session.

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PHOTO DATE: 05_07_09 LOCATION: B9 VR LAB SUBJECT: STS-129 EVA VR TRAINING PHOTOGRAPHER: GEESEMAN

PHOTO DATE: 04-20-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockup, Airlock SUBJECT: Preflight Coverage, STS 128 & Expedition 20 crews training in ISS Airlock mockup, Bldg 9NW PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

JSC2006-E-28426 (18 July 2006) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey (left), STS-121 commander, and Johnson Space Center's (JSC) deputy director Robert D. Cabana, exchange thoughts upon the crew arrival at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center (JSC).

JSC2010-E-049148 (1 April 2010) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen (left) and Michael Good, both STS-132 mission specialists, participate in a practice session of transferring items aboard the International Space Station in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-081929 (18 May 2010) --- Kyle Herring, Public Affairs Office (PAO) commentator, monitors data at his console in the space shuttle flight control room in the Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center during STS-132 mission flight day five activities.

JSC2006-E-41540 (22 Sept. 2006) --- The astronauts who yesterday completed the successful STS-115 mission are pictured on a dais in a hangar at Ellington Field after returning to Houston from the Kennedy Space Center, site of the Sept. 21 landing of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. JSC Director Michael Coats addresses the crowd on hand for the event. Seated, from left, are astronauts Brent W. Jett Jr., commander; Christopher J. Ferguson, pilot; Joseph R. Tanner, Daniel C. Burbank, Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, and the Canadian Space Agency's Steven G. MacLean, all mission specialists.

PHOTO DATE: 03/22/12 LOCATION: JSC NBL SUBJECT: Koichi Wakata during EVA Training at the NBL PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman

PHOTO DATE: 03/15/12 LOCATION: NBL SUBJECT: Expedition 32 (Soyuz 31) crew members Aki Hoshide and Sunita Williams during EVA TL RUN at the NBL PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman

JSC2009-E-083996 (20 April 2009) --- Astronauts Alan Poindexter (left), STS-131 commander; and James P. Dutton Jr., pilot, occupy their stations on the flight deck during in a Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT) mock-up training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

PHOTO DATE: 03/14/12 LOCATION: B9 ISS MOCKUPS SUBJECT: Expedition 32 (Soyuz 31) crew members Aki Hoshide, Sunita Williams and Yuri Malenchenko during Emergency Scene ASIGND3 training. PHOTOGRAPHER:GEESEMAN

JSC2006-E-28459 (18 July 2006) --- Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Director Michael L. Coats speaks from a lectern in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near JSC during the STS-121 crew return ceremonies.

JSC2010-E-081909 (18 May 2010) --- Flight director Mike Sarafin (left) and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) for the STS-132 mission, are pictured at their consoles in the space shuttle flight control room in the Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center during flight day five activities.

PHOTO DATE: 03/22/12 LOCATION: JSC NBL SUBJECT: Koichi Wakata during EVA Training at the NBL PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman

JSC2009-E-083988 (20 April 2009) --- Astronauts Clayton Anderson, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency?s (JAXA) Naoko Yamazaki (left) and Stephanie Wilson, all STS-131 mission specialists, participate in a Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT) mock-up training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

PHOTO DATE:01/24/11 PHOTO LOCATION:Building 35 PHOTO SUBJECT: CMO Delta Training PHOTOGRAPHER: GEESEMAN

PHOTO DATE: 03/22/12 LOCATION: JSC NBL SUBJECT: Koichi Wakata during EVA Training at the NBL PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman

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JSC2010-E-081946 (18 May 2010) --- ISS flight director Emily Nelson monitors data at her console in the space station flight control room in the Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center during STS-132/ULF-4 mission flight day five activities.

JSC2006-E-28432 (18 July 2006) --- NASA associate administrator Rex Geveden speaks from a lectern in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center during the STS-121 crew return ceremonies.

JSC2010-E-049157 (1 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in a practice session of transferring items aboard the International Space Station in an ISS mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-049155 (1 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Michael Good, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in a practice session of transferring items aboard the International Space Station in an ISS mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-049147 (1 April 2010) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen (left), Garrett Reisman and Piers Sellers, all STS-132 mission specialists, participate in a practice session of transferring items aboard the International Space Station in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

PHOTO DATE: 05_07_09 LOCATION: B9 VR LAB SUBJECT: STS-129 EVA VR TRAINING PHOTOGRAPHER: GEESEMAN

PHOTO DATE: 04-20-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockup, Airlock SUBJECT: Preflight Coverage, STS 128 & Expedition 20 crews training in ISS Airlock mockup, Bldg 9NW PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

JSC2006-E-41579 (22 Sept. 2006) --- Astronaut Brent W. Jett, Jr., STS-115 commander, speaks from a lectern in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center during the STS-115 crew return ceremonies.

PHOTO DATE: 02/25/11 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 south -WFCR SUBJECT: STS-133/ULF5 Flight Controllers on Console - Orbit Shift 3/1 - Mike Marsh Award PHOTOGRAPHER: GEESEMAN

PHOTO DATE: 03/15/12 LOCATION: NBL SUBJECT: Expedition 32 (Soyuz 31) crew members Aki Hoshide and Sunita Williams during EVA TL RUN at the NBL PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman

PHOTO DATE: 05_07_09 LOCATION: B9 VR LAB SUBJECT: STS-129 EVA VR TRAINING PHOTOGRAPHER: GEESEMAN

PHOTO DATE: 07/19/10 LOCATION:B9 ISS MOCK-UPS SUBJECT: Expedition 26 and 27 crew members training in the ISS mockups PHOTOGRAPHER: Geeseman

PHOTO DATE: 04-20-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockup, Airlock SUBJECT: Preflight Coverage, STS 128 & Expedition 20 crews training in ISS Airlock mockup, Bldg 9NW PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

JSC2006-E-28439 (18 July 2006) --- Flight director Tony Ceccacci speaks from a lectern in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center during the STS-121 crew return ceremonies. Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-121 commander, is at left.

PHOTO DATE: 05_07_09 LOCATION: B9 VR LAB SUBJECT: STS-129 EVA VR TRAINING PHOTOGRAPHER: GEESEMAN

PHOTO DATE: 03/15/12 LOCATION: NBL SUBJECT: Expedition 32 (Soyuz 31) crew members Aki Hoshide and Sunita Williams during EVA TL RUN at the NBL PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman

PHOTO DATE: 05_07_09 LOCATION: B9 VR LAB SUBJECT: STS-129 EVA VR TRAINING PHOTOGRAPHER: GEESEMAN

JSC2006-E-48960 (9 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, STS-117 mission specialist, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center. A suit technician assisted Forrester.

PHOTO DATE:01/24/11 PHOTO LOCATION:Building 35 PHOTO SUBJECT: CMO Delta Training PHOTOGRAPHER: GEESEMAN

JSC2006-E-48961 (9 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Steven R. Swanson, STS-117 mission specialist, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center.

PHOTO DATE: 03/22/12 LOCATION: JSC NBL SUBJECT: Koichi Wakata during EVA Training at the NBL PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman

JSC2010-E-119550 (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

PHOTO DATE: 02/25/11 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 south -WFCR SUBJECT: STS-133/ULF5 Flight Controllers on Console - Orbit Shift 3/1 - Mike Marsh Award PHOTOGRAPHER: GEESEMAN

PHOTO DATE: 03/15/12 LOCATION: NBL SUBJECT: Expedition 32 (Soyuz 31) crew members Aki Hoshide and Sunita Williams during EVA TL RUN at the NBL PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman

JSC2007-E-44409 (22 Aug. 2007) --- The STS-118 crewmembers and Johnson Space Center's (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (left) are photographed during the STS-118 crew return ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 22 at Ellington Field's Hangar 990 near JSC. From second left are astronauts Scott Kelly and Charlie Hobaugh, commander and pilot respectively; Tracy Caldwell, Rick Mastracchio, Canadian Space Agency's Dave Williams, Barbara R. Morgan and Alvin Drew, all mission specialists.

JSC2006-E-48963 (9 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, STS-117 mission specialist, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center.

JSC2006-E-48970 (9 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Steven R. Swanson, STS-117 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, is about to begin a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Suit technicians assisted Swanson with the final touches in the donning process.

JSC2008-E-047113 (15 June 2008) --- NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (far left) addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-124 crew return ceremony on June 15, 2008 at Ellington Field near JSC. From the second left are NASA astronauts Mark Kelly, commander; Ken Ham, pilot; Karen Nyberg, Ron Garan, Mike Fossum, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, all mission specialists.

JSC2006-E-28445 (18 July 2006) --- Astronaut Stephanie D. Wilson, STS-121 mission specialist, photographed in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center during the STS-121 crew return ceremonies.

JSC2006-E-41582 (22 Sept. 2006) --- Astronaut Christopher J. Ferguson, STS-115 pilot, speaks from a lectern in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center during the STS-115 crew return ceremonies.

PHOTO DATE: 05_07_09 LOCATION: B9 VR LAB SUBJECT: STS-129 EVA VR TRAINING PHOTOGRAPHER: GEESEMAN

PHOTO DATE: 03/15/12 LOCATION: NBL SUBJECT: Expedition 32 (Soyuz 31) crew members Aki Hoshide and Sunita Williams during EVA TL RUN at the NBL PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman

PHOTO DATE: 04-20-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockup, Airlock SUBJECT: Preflight Coverage, STS 128 & Expedition 20 crews training in ISS Airlock mockup, Bldg 9NW PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

JSC2010-E-119534 (25 Aug. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Gregory H. Johnson (second left), STS-134 pilot; along with NASA astronauts Greg Chamitoff (left), Andrew Feustel and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, all mission specialists, are 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

JSC2006-E-48969 (9 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Steven R. Swanson, STS-117 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, is about to begin a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center.