JSC2005-E-33428 (10 August 2005) --- Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas, STS-114 mission specialist, addresses a crowd on hand at Ellington Field’s Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center (JSC) during the STS-114 crew return ceremonies.

Images from the 2005 Ballunar Liftoff Festival, August 26 and 27, 2005. View of balloons in the air over the Festival.

JSC2005-E-33356 (10 August 2005) --- U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R.-Texas) speaks to a crowd on hand at Ellington Field’s Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center (JSC) during the STS-114 crew return ceremonies. Seated (from the left) are NASA Administrator Michael Griffin; astronauts Eileen M. Collins, commander; James M. Kelly, pilot; Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA); Stephen K. Robinson, mission specialist. Not pictured are astronauts Andrew S. W. Thomas, Wendy B. Lawrence and Charles J. Camarda, mission specialists.

JSC2005-E-33335 (10 August 2005) --- NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and astronaut Eileen M. Collins, STS-114 commander, are pictured during the STS-114 crew return ceremonies at Ellington Field’s Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center (JSC).

JSC2005-E-33327 (10 August 2005) --- The STS-114 crewmembers wave to a crowd on hand at Ellington Field’s Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center (JSC) during the crew return ceremonies. Pictured, from the left, are NASA Administrator Michael Griffin; astronauts Eileen M. Collins, commander; James M. Kelly, pilot; Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA); and Stephen K. Robinson, mission specialist. Not pictured are astronauts Andrew S. W. Thomas, Wendy B. Lawrence and Charles J. Camarda, mission specialists.

JSC2005-E-33430 (10 August 2005) --- Astronaut Wendy B. Lawrence, STS-114 mission specialist, addresses a crowd on hand at Ellington Field’s Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center (JSC) during the STS-114 crew return ceremonies.

JSC2005-E-33414 (10 August 2005) --- Astronaut James M. Kelly, STS-114 pilot, addresses a crowd on hand at Ellington Field’s Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center (JSC) during the STS-114 crew return ceremonies.

JSC2005-E-33421 (10 August 2005) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), addresses a crowd on hand at Ellington Field’s Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center (JSC) during the STS-114 crew return ceremonies.

JSC2005-E-33358 (10 August 2005) --- Houston Mayor Bill White speaks to a crowd on hand at Ellington Field’s Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center (JSC) during the STS-114 crew return ceremonies. Seated (from the left) are NASA Administrator Michael Griffin; astronauts Eileen M. Collins, commander; James M. Kelly, pilot; Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA); Stephen K. Robinson, mission specialist. Not pictured are astronauts Andrew S. W. Thomas, Wendy B. Lawrence and Charles J. Camarda, mission specialists.

JSC2005-E-33431 (10 August 2005) --- Astronaut Charles J. Camarda, STS-114 mission specialist, addresses a crowd on hand at Ellington Field’s Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center (JSC) during the STS-114 crew return ceremonies.

JSC2005-E-33333 (10 August 2005) --- Astronaut Eileen M. Collins, STS-114 commander, speaks from a lectern in Ellington Field’s Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center (JSC) during the STS-114 crew return ceremonies. Seated from the left are NASA Administrator Michael Griffin; astronauts James M. Kelly, pilot; Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA); Stephen K. Robinson, Andrew S. W. Thomas, Wendy B. Lawrence, Charles J. Camarda, mission specialists; and JSC Director General Jefferson D. Howell, Jr.

JSC2005-E-33361 (10 August 2005) --- A large crowd gathers in Ellington Field’s Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center (JSC) during the STS-114 crew return ceremonies.

JSC2005-E-33423 (10 August 2005) --- Astronaut Stephen K. Robinson, STS-114 mission specialist, addresses a crowd on hand at Ellington Field’s Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center (JSC) during the STS-114 crew return ceremonies.

Images from the STS-114 Homecoming Ceremony, held in Hangar 276 at Ellington Field. Crew member Soichi Noguchi speaks to the crowd during the ceremonies. Seated onstage (from left) are NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, crew members Eileen Collins, James Kelly, Stephen Robinson, Andrew Thomas, Wendy Lawrence, Charles Camarda, and Center Director Jefferson Howell.

JSC2005-E-33405 (10 August 2005) --- Dr. Keiji Tachikawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) President, addresses a crowd on hand at Ellington Field’s Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center (JSC) during the STS-114 crew return ceremonies.

JSC2005-E-33409 (10 August 2005) --- Astronaut Eileen M. Collins, STS-114 commander, addresses a crowd on hand at Ellington Field’s Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center (JSC) during the STS-114 crew return ceremonies.

JSC2005-E-33392 (10 August 2005) --- Johnson Space Center (JSC) Director General Jefferson D. Howell, Jr. addresses a crowd on hand at Ellington Field’s Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center (JSC) during the STS-114 crew return ceremonies.