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NASA astronauts Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei Acaba visited Marshall April 11 for their honorary Expedition 54 plaque hanging ceremony and to provide valuable feedback of their on-orbit science investigations with the Payload Operations and Integration Center team. Astronauts Mark Vande Hei (L) and Astronaut Joe Acaba sign autographs for Lori Meggs.

NASA astronauts Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei Acaba visited Marshall April 11 for their honorary Expedition 54 plaque hanging ceremony and to provide valuable feedback of their on-orbit science investigations with the Payload Operations and Integration Center team. Astronauts Mark Vande Hei (L) and Astronaut Joe Acaba sign autographs for Samantha Gurley.

NASA astronauts Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei Acaba visited Marshall April 11 for their honorary Expedition 54 plaque hanging ceremony and to provide valuable feedback of their on-orbit science investigations with the Payload Operations and Integration Center team. Astronauts Mark Vande Hei (L) and Astronaut Joe Acaba sign autographs for Kassandra Stephens

The autograph of NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik is seen on a Russian 500 ruble note during the helicopter ride from the Expedition 53 landing zone to Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian space agency Roscosmos returned after 139 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 52 and 53 crews onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin autographs NASA Dryden's F-16XL research aircraft, as his crewmate Neil Armstrong had previously done on the other side.

JSC2006-E-04816 (18 Feb. 2006) --- Astronauts Joan Higginbotham and Robert L. Satcher Jr. autograph portraits for an attendee at the NBA All-Star Jam Session in Houston's central business district. The autograph table was part of NASA's exhibit at the event.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-126 crew members sign autographs and chat with Kennedy workers after the astronauts' presentation of their experiences during the mission. Here, Pilot Eric Boe autographs a picture of the crew. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitrios Gerondidakis

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox happily signs autographs for KSC employees after his presentation about his mission and residence on the International Space Station from November 25, 2002, to May 3, 2003.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence autographs the sign presented to workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility. Lawrence is a new addition to the crew. The STS-114 crew is at KSC to take part in crew equipment and orbiter familiarization.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Former astronaut Story Musgrave signs autographs for employees’ children after his presentation during a welcome ceremony in the IMAX Theatre, KSC Visitor Complex. Employees were invited to share their work experience with their children for Take Our Children to Work Day.

John Glenn signs autographs for school children following his STS-95 flight aboard the space shuttle Discovery.

NASA participation in Wings Over Houston Airshow. Exhibits, aircraft displays, astronauts signing autographs, employees interacting with crowds.

S99-16057 (28 December 1999) --- Astronaut Curtis L. Brown Jr.,misison commander, signs autographs during a crew return ceremony at Ellington Field.

NASA Armstrong pilots Stu Broce, Greg Nelson and Tim Williams sign autographs for people at the Los Angeles County Air Show in Lancaster, California.

Installation of the Last Major Beam autographed by construction workers, NASA, and Corps of Engineers employees atop the Kennedy Space Center Vertical Assembly Building (VAB), MILA.

Photographic documentation showing STS-103 crew return at bldg. 990, Ellington Field. Views include: Mission Specialist (MS) John M. Grunsfeld at podium (16048); MS Jean-Francois Clervoy at podium (16049); Grunsfeld signs autographs (16050); woman and child (16051); MS Claude Nicollier meets his Swiss-American fan club (16052); Clervoy holds child (16053); mission commander Curtis L. Brown signs autographs (16054, 16057); MS E. Michael Foale signs autographs (16055); MS and Payload Commander (PLC) Steven L. Smith kneels and holds child (16056); overall view of stage showing Brown at podium with crew seated behind him; from left to right: Nicollier, pilot Scott J. Kelly, Clervoy, Grunsfeld, Mr. George Abbey (JSC director), Foale and Smith (16058); Nicollier at podium (16059); Mr. George Abbey at the podium (16060): Foale ath the podium (16061); Kelly signs autographs (16062).

Pilot Greg Johnson and Mission Specialist Mike Fincke of Space Shuttle Endeavour's final mission STS-134 come to Ames Research Center to share their experiences, answer questions and sign autographs during a afternoon with the staff.

The winner of the high school portion of the Exploration Design Challenge is announced at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington on April 25, 2014. Astronaut Rex Walheim signs autographs for students. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Astronaut signs autographs for visitors during Orion Pad Abort-1 pathfinder display at an event outside American Airlines Center in Dallas on Jan. 27, 2012. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

US SPACE CAMP CALIFORNIA - DAY CAMP GRAND OPENING WITH KEVIN JONES (WHISMAN SCHOOL) AND LUCRETIA SUTHERLIN (MCNAIR SCHOOL). AMES SPONSORED STUDENTS AND RACHAEL QUIRING (STAFF) - AUTOGRAPH SIGNING BY Astronaut Wally Schirra

Commander Christopher Ferguson (left) and Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, both members of the STS-126 shuttle mission, sign autographs for Stennis employees Jan. 13 during a visit to StenniSphere.

Astronaut Nicholas Patrick signs autographs for visitors during Orion Pad Abort-1 pathfinder display at an event outside American Airlines Center in Dallas on Jan. 27, 2012. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Astronaut signs autographs for visitors during Orion Pad Abort-1 pathfinder display at an event outside American Airlines Center in Dallas on Jan. 27, 2012. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Astronaut signs autographs for visitors during Orion Pad Abort-1 pathfinder display at an event outside American Airlines Center in Dallas on Jan. 27, 2012. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Astronaut Nicholas Patrick signs autographs for visitors during Orion Pad Abort-1 pathfinder display at an event outside American Airlines Center in Dallas on Jan. 27, 2012. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Astronaut Nicholas Patrick signs autographs for visitors during Orion Pad Abort-1 pathfinder display at an event outside American Airlines Center in Dallas on Jan. 27, 2012. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Astronaut Nicholas Patrick signs autographs for visitors during Orion Pad Abort-1 pathfinder display at an event outside American Airlines Center in Dallas on Jan. 27, 2012. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Astronaut signs autographs for visitors during Orion Pad Abort-1 pathfinder display at an event outside American Airlines Center in Dallas on Jan. 27, 2012. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

S127-E-008616 (25 July 2009) --- Flight day 11 activities for the joint shuttle-station crews included the traditional autographing of the station. Astronaut Dave Wolf, STS-127 mission specialist, has the pen in this frame.

NASA Armstrong's Prandtl-D1, is autographed by all the interns that have worked on the project. Prandtl-D1 is being shipped to the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution to be featured in its Innovations Gallery.

Dr. Kurt Debus (Director, NASA-KSC) signs the last major beam autographed by construction workers, NASA, and Corps of Engineers employees to be installed during the VAB Topping-Off Ceremony. MILA.

S99-16055 (28 December 1999) --- Astronaut C. Michael Foale, mission specialist, signs an autograph during STS-103 crew return event at Ellington Field.

Pilot Greg Johnson and Mission Specialist Mike Fincke of Space Shuttle Endeavour's final mission STS-134 come to Ames Research Center to share their experiences, answer questions and sign autographs during a afternoon with the staff.

S127-E-008612 (25 July 2009) --- Flight day 11 activities for the joint shuttle-station crews included the traditional autographing of the station. Astronaut Tom Marshburn, STS-127 mission specialist, has the pen in this frame.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After a luncheon celebrating Native American Heritage Month held at the Patrick Air Force Base NCO Club, astronaut John Herrington signs autographs for invited guests. Herrington is a tribally enrolled Chickasaw and the world’s first Native American astronaut, who last flew on mission STS-113 in 2002.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-126 crew members sign autographs for Kennedy workers who attended the astronauts' presentation of their experiences during the mission. Mission Specialist Shane Kimbrough is at left. In the background is Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitrios Gerondidakis

S127-E-008635 (25 July 2009) --- Flight day 11 activities for the joint shuttle-station crews included the traditional autographing of the station. Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, Expedition 20 flight engineer, has the pen in this frame.

PHOTO DATE: 03-29-09 LOCATION: Ellington - Hangar 990 SUBJECT: STS-119 crew return ceremony. Photograph s of crew arriving, overall views, individual views of each astronaut, other special speakers, interaction with crowd, signing autographs. PHOTOGRAPHER: Devin Boldt

JSC2010-E-089709 (27 May 2010) --- At Ellington Field's Hangar 276, NASA astronaut Tony Antonelli (right foreground), STS-132 pilot, signs autographs for a number of well-wishers at the crew return ceremony for space shuttle Atlantis' final scheduled mission. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

S127-E-008642 (25 July 2009) --- Flight day 11 activities for the joint shuttle-station crews included the traditional autographing of the station. European Space Agency astronaut Frank DeWinne, Expedition 20 flight engineer, has the pen in this frame.

S127-E-008623 (25 July 2009) --- Flight day 11 activities for the joint shuttle-station crews included the traditional autographing of the station. Astronaut Mike Barratt, Expedition 20 flight engineer, has the pen in this frame. Photo credit: NASA

S127-E-008624 (25 July 2009) --- Flight day 11 activities for the joint shuttle-station crews included the traditional autographing of the station. Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency Astronaut Koichi Wakata, STS-127 mission specialist, has the pen in this frame.

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev autographs the door to his cosmonaut hotel room, part of a pre-launch tradition, prior to the launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft, Thursday, April 14, 2005, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

S127-E-008638 (25 July 2009) --- Flight day 11 activities for the joint shuttle-station crews included the traditional autographing of the station. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk, Expedition 20 flight engineer, has the pen in this frame.

PHOTO DATE: 03-29-09 LOCATION: Ellington - Hangar 990 SUBJECT: STS-119 crew return ceremony. Photograph s of crew arriving, overall views, individual views of each astronaut, other special speakers, interaction with crowd, signing autographs. PHOTOGRAPHER: Devin Boldt

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara signs an autograph for a student during an engagement event at Catherine Watkins Elementary School Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

jsc2017e009669 (01/26/2017) --- Former NFL players sign autographs for Johnson Space Center (JSC) staff members as part of the JSC Super Bowl Tailgate event. The former NFL Prayers were invited to tour JSC as guests of the Center Director the week before the Super Bowl game. NASA Photographer: Lauren Harnett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Following the presentation in the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the STS-122 crew signs autographs for employees. At front is Commander Steven Frick. The crew members shared personal stories, photos and videos of their challenging mission. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-126 crew members sign autographs and chat with Kennedy workers after the astronauts' presentation of their experiences during the mission. At left is Mission Specialist Steve Bowen; at right is Mission Specialist Shane Kimbrough. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitrios Gerondidakis

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Following the presentation in the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the STS-122 crew members talk to employees and sign autographs. At left is Mission Specialist Rex Walheim. The crew shared personal stories, photos and videos of their challenging mission. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips autographs the door to his Cosmonaut Hotel room, part of a pre-launch tradition, prior to the launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft, Thursday, April 14, 2005, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Following the presentation in the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the STS-122 crew STS-122 crew signs autographs for employees. At right is Commander Steven Frick. The crew members shared personal stories, photos and videos of their challenging mission. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Frank Culbertson (left) autographs photos for KSC employees following his presentation on his experiences as commander of Expedition 3 aboard the International Space Station. Culbertson began his stay on ISS in August 2001 and returned Dec. 17 aboard Endeavour after mission STS-108.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Following the presentation in the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the STS-122 crew signs autographs for employees. At front is Mission Specialist Stan Love. The crew members shared personal stories, photos and videos of their challenging mission. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston

PHOTO DATE: 03-29-09 LOCATION: Ellington - Hangar 990 SUBJECT: STS-119 crew return ceremony. Photograph s of crew arriving, overall views, individual views of each astronaut, other special speakers, interaction with crowd, signing autographs. PHOTOGRAPHER: Devin Boldt

Pilot Greg Johnson and Mission Specialist Mike Fincke of Space Shuttle Endeavour's final mission STS-134 come to Ames Research Center to share their experiences, answer questions and sign autographs during a afternoon with the staff. With John W. 'Jack' Boyd on right.

10th Anniversary of Reachout for the Rainbow after School Science Festival highlighting NASA Ames and the Traveling Space Museum exhibits and activities at the South San Francisco Bayview Opera House. NASA Astronaut Yvonne Cagle signing autographs after speaking at event, shown here with Stephen Horsley. photo release on file

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mr. A. Siepert, assistant director, NASA-KSC, signs the last major beam autographed by construction workers, NASA, and Corps of Engineers employees to be installed during the VAB Topping-Off Ceremony. MILA. Photo credit: NASA

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After speaking to the employees in the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialists Wendy Lawrence and Charles Camarda autograph crew photos. They and the other crew members visited several sites during their return to the Center. Their return is being celebrated at a gathering at the KSC Visitor Complex later this evening.

STS-129 Mission Specialist Robert Satcher, lower right, interacts with the audience as he and fellow crew members sign autographs, Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, following a presentation to staff and middle school students from the Congressional Schools of Virginia at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During Energy and Awareness Week, astronaut Kenneth Ham autographs a photo for an employee (right). Ham is one of two astronauts celebrating Earth Day with KSC. The other is Mark Polansky. The two-day event was held April 22-23 around the Center.

Pilot Greg Johnson and Mission Specialist Mike Fincke of Space Shuttle Endeavour's final mission STS-134 come to Ames Research Center to share their experiences, answer questions and sign autographs during a afternoon with the staff. Astronauts Johnson and Fincke present photo to Ames Associate Director Steve Zornetzer.

JSC2010-E-089700 (27 May 2010) --- At Ellington Field's Hangar 276, NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, STS-132 mission specialist, signs autographs for some young visitors at the crew return ceremony for space shuttle Atlantis' final scheduled mission. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Colonel Rocco Patrone (Director, Plans, Programs and Resources Office NASA-KSC) signs the last major beam also autographed by construction workers, NASA, and Corps of Engineers employees to be installed during the VAB Topping-Off Ceremony. MILA.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-126 crew members sign autographs for Kennedy workers who attended the astronauts' presentation of their experiences during the mission. In front is Commander Chris Ferguson; behind him in the center is Pilot Eric Boe. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitrios Gerondidakis

S127-E-008614 (25 July 2009) --- Flight day 11 activities for the joint shuttle-station crews included the traditional autographing of the station. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette, STS-127 mission specialist, has the pen in this frame.

S127-E-008609 (25 July 2009) --- Flight day 11 activities for the joint shuttle-station crews included the traditional autographing of the station. Astronauts Tom Marshburn (left), STS-127 mission specialist, and Tim Kopra, Expedition 20 flight engineer, are in this frame.

NASA astronaut Nick Hague signs autographs, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, during the Joint Base Andrews Air Show at Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland. Hague spent 171 days onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

After a presentation at KSC for employees and VIPs about their mission, STS-103 crew members sign autographs. From left are Mission Specialist Steven Smith, Pilot Scott Kelly, and Mission Specialists Jean-Francois Clervoy and Claude Nicollier. The STS-103 mission, servicing the Hubble Space Telescope, included three space walks. STS-103 launched Dec. 19, 1999, and landed Dec. 27, 1999

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Catherine Coleman sign autographs for Kennedy Space Center employees after speaking about their experiences aboard the International Space Station. Coleman spent 159 days aboard the station during expeditions 26 and 27. During expeditions 28 and 29, Fossum was in space for 167 days. For more information on the space station, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html Photo credit: NASA/Gianni Woods

STS-103 Mission Specialist Michael Foale autographs mementos for Boeing-KSC employees. Foale and other crew members gave a presentation at the Center for employees and VIPs about their mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. STS-103 launched Dec. 19, 1999, and landed Dec. 27, 1999, after a successful mission that included three space walks

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.

NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins signs autographs at the NASA booth set up on the National Mall as part of the National Day of Service, Saturday, January 19, 2013, in Washington. NASA along with other federal agencies set up along the Mall as part of events surrounding the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi autographs photos for employees. He and other crew members are visiting several sites during their return to KSC. They have returned to Florida especially for a celebration in the KSC Visitor Complex of the successful return to flight mission that launched July 26 of this year.

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.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, center director Bob Cabana signs autographs for guests prior to the opening of the 90,000-square-foot "Space Shuttle Atlantis" facility. The new $100 million facility includes interactive exhibits that tell the story of the 30-year Space Shuttle Program and highlight the future of space exploration. The "Space Shuttle Atlantis" exhibit formally opened to the public on June 29, 2013.Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

S65-61834 (18 Dec. 1965) --- Astronauts Frank Borman (left), Gemini-7 command pilot, and James A. Lovell Jr., pilot, take time out during their welcoming ceremonies aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp to autograph a life preserver. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Gemini-7 spacecraft splashed down in the western Atlantic recovery area at 9:05 a.m. (EST), Dec. 18, 1965, to conclude a highly successful 14-day mission in space. Photo credit: NASA

JSC2010-E-089705 (27 May 2010) --- At Ellington Field's Hangar 276, NASA astronaut Steve Bowen (right foreground), STS-132 mission specialist, signs autographs for some young visitors at the crew return ceremony for space shuttle Atlantis' final scheduled mission. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA astronaut Robert Hines signs autographs for local students following an event at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Washington. Lindgren, Hines, and Watkins spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins signs autographs for local students following an event at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Washington. Lindgren, Hines, and Watkins spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins signs autographs for local students following an event at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Washington. Lindgren, Hines, and Watkins spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

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.

NASA Astronaut Lee Morin, a veteran of space shuttle mission STS-110, signs autographs at the NASA booth set up on the National Mall as part of the National Day of Service, Saturday, January 19, 2013, in Washington. NASA along with other federal agencies set up along the Mall as part of events surrounding the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After a presentation at KSC for employees and VIPs about their mission, STS-103 crew members sign autographs. From left are Mission Specialists Claude Nicollier and Jean-Francois Clervoy, Pilot Scott Kelly and Mission Specialist Steven Smith. The STS-103 mission, servicing the Hubble Space Telescope, included three spacewalks. STS-103 launched Dec. 19, 1999, and landed Dec. 27, 1999.

NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins smiles for the camera while signing autographs at the NASA booth set up on the National Mall as part of the National Day of Service, Saturday, January 19, 2013, in Washington. NASA along with other federal agencies set up along the Mall as part of events surrounding the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

JSC2000-01638 (23 February 2000) --- Astronaut Mamoru Mohri signs autographs for some members of the crowd who turned out for the STS-99 crew arrival at Ellington Field, near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). After spending their first night back from space in Florida, the six astronauts flew to Houston, where they were greeted by the crowd of supporters at Ellington's Hangar 990.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, STS-114 Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson autographs photos for employees. Behind him, at left, is Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi. They and other crew members are visiting several sites during their return to KSC. They have returned to Florida especially for a celebration in the KSC Visitor Complex of the successful return to flight mission that launched July 26 of this year.

Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank signs his autograph for Russian crew support personnel, Friday, April 27, 2012 in a remote area outside of the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. Astronaut Burbank, Russian Cosmonauts Shkaplerov and Ivanishin are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 29 and 30 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

After a presentation at KSC for employees and VIPs about their mission, STS-103 crew members sign autographs. From left are Mission Specialist Steven Smith, Pilot Scott Kelly, and Mission Specialists Jean-Francois Clervoy and Claude Nicollier. The STS-103 mission, servicing the Hubble Space Telescope, included three space walks. STS-103 launched Dec. 19, 1999, and landed Dec. 27, 1999

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –STS-127 crew members autograph mementos for attendees following a presentation about the astronauts' experiences on the mission. Seated from left are Mission Specialist Christopher Cassidy, Pilot Doug Hurley and Commander Mark Polansky. The STS-127 mission was the final of three flights dedicated to the assembly of the Japanese Kibo laboratory complex on the International Space Station. The crew launched on space shuttle Endeavour on July 15 and returned July 31. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Following the presentation in the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the STS-122 crew signs autographs for employees. At right is Mission Specialist Hans Schlegel; behind him is Mission Specialist Rex Walheim. The crew members shared personal stories, photos and videos of their challenging mission. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston

NASA astronaut Leland Melvin signs autographs to middle school students during the kick off of NASA's Summer of Innovation program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., Thursday, June 10, 2010. Through the program, NASA will engage thousands of middle school students and teachers in stimulating math and science-based education programs with the goal of increasing the number of future scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA astronaut Leland Melvin signs autographs to middle school students during the kick off of NASA's Summer of Innovation program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., Thursday, June 10, 2010. Through the program, NASA will engage thousands of middle school students and teachers in stimulating math and science-based education programs with the goal of increasing the number of future scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Apollo 17 Commander Gene Cernan autographs his book for attendees at the grand opening ceremony of new Kennedy Space Center Store at Orlando International Airport. NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Director Jim Kennedy and Cernan participated in the grand opening ceremony. The store will help educate millions of airport visitors about America’s space program and the Vision for Space Exploration. The store is operated by Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex concessionaire Delaware North Parks and Resorts.

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.

51D-09-014 (12-19 April 1985) --- U.S. Senator E. J. (Jake) Garn (left), payload specialist; and Karol J. Bobko, mission commander, show a copy of a cartoon from the Doonesbury strip of Garry Trudeau. The senator had been the subject of a series of Trudeau's creations prior to 51-D. The single enlarged panel is autographed by the crewmembers.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Some veteran space shuttle fliers sign autographs and talk with shuttle workers and their families at the “We Made History! Shuttle Program Celebration,” Aug. 13, at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla. The event was held to honor shuttle workers’ dedication to NASA’s Space Shuttle Program and to celebrate 30 years of space shuttle achievements. The event featured food, music, entertainment, astronaut appearances, educational activities, giveaways, and Starfire Night Skyshow. Photo credit: Jim Grossmann

NASA astronaut and Maryland native Ricky Arnold signs an autograph before the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Baltimore Orioles, Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. During Arnold’s 197 days onboard the International Space Station, as part of Expeditions 55 and 56, he ventured outside the space station on three spacewalks in addition to conducting numerous experiments and educational downlink events. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

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.