PHOTO DATE: 03-16-09 LOCATION: Bldg 30, WFCR SUBJECT: Launch of STS-119 with Flight Director Richard Jones, W-FCR PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR & BOLDT

JSC2001-E-21559 (13 July 2001) --- Astronauts Mark L. Polansky (left) and Steven G. MacLean of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) look over information regarding the STS-104 mission at the spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC).

STS-135 Ascent Flight Control Team in WFCR with Flight Director Richard Jones. Photo Date: July 26, 2011. Location: Building 30 south - WFCR. Photographer: Robert Markowitz

JSC2001-E-21560 (16 July 2001) --- STS-104 flight directors Wayne Hale (seated left), Catherine Koerner (seated right) and Phil Engelauf (standing left) speak with Linda Ham, Special Assistant to the Manager of the Space Shuttle Program Office, at the flight director's console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC).

2000-E-29788 (30 November 2000) --- Astronauts Scott J. Kelly, from the left, Dominic L. Gorie and Christopher J. Loria at the spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) console during STS-97 pre-launch activity in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) of Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC).

JSC2000-E-29791 (30 November 2000) --- Astronaut Dominic L. Gorie, spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), follows STS-97 pre-launch activity from the CAPCOM console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) at Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC).

JSC2002-E-41241 (9 October 2002) --- Rob Navias, Public Affairs Office (PAO) commentator, is pictured at his console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC) during the STS-112 mission.

JSC2001-E-25112 (16 August 2001) --- Flight director John Shannon studies data at his console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC) during the first of two scheduled space walks while Discovery was docked to the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2001-E-25113 (16 August 2001) --- Flight director Kelly Beck monitors data at her console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). At the time this photo was taken, STS-105 mission specialists Daniel T. Barry and Patrick G. Forrester were performing the first of the two scheduled space walks to perform work on the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2001-E-25111 (16 August 2001) --- Flight directors John Shannon (left foreground), Kelly Beck, and Steve Stich monitor the data displayed at their consoles in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). At the time this photo was taken, STS-105 mission specialists Daniel T. Barry and Patrick G. Forrester were performing the first of the two scheduled space walks to perform work on the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2001-E-25121 (16 August 2001) --- Astronaut Joseph R. Tanner, STS-105 spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), monitors the progress of the extravehicular activity at his console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). At the time this photo was taken, mission specialists Daniel T. Barry and Patrick G. Forrester were performing the first of two scheduled space walks to perform work on the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2001-E-25114 (16 August 2001) --- Flight director John Shannon monitors data at his console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). At the time this photo was taken, STS-105 mission specialists Daniel T. Barry and Patrick G. Forrester were performing the first of two scheduled space walks to perform work on the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2002-00574 (5 March 2002) --- The members of the STS-109 Orbit 2 Team pose for a group portrait in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC). Flight director Tony Ceccacci holds the STS-109 mission logo.

PHOTO DATE: 11-21-08 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 south - MCC SUBJECT: STS-126/ULF2 Orbit 3 flight controllers on console. Cover WFCR, FCR-1 and all the back rooms listed - (Subject) PHOTOGRAPHER:Devin Boldt

JSC2002-E-08460 (7 March 2002) --- Flight directors Jeff Hanley (standing) and Bryan P. Austin watch the large screens from their consoles in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’;s Mission Control Center (MCC) during the STS-109 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing mission.

PHOTO DATE: 12 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 - WFCR SUBJECT: STS-135 Orbit 3 Flight Controllers in WFCR. PHOTOGRAPHER: Mark Sowa

PHOTO DATE: 12 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 - WFCR SUBJECT: STS-135 Orbit 3 Flight Controllers in WFCR. PHOTOGRAPHER: Mark Sowa

PHOTO DATE: 12 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 - WFCR SUBJECT: STS-135 Orbit 3 Flight Controllers in WFCR. PHOTOGRAPHER: Mark Sowa

PHOTO DATE: 12 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 - WFCR SUBJECT: STS-135 Orbit 3 Flight Controllers in WFCR. PHOTOGRAPHER: Mark Sowa

PHOTO DATE: 12 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 - WFCR SUBJECT: STS-135 Orbit 3 Flight Controllers in WFCR. PHOTOGRAPHER: Mark Sowa

PHOTO DATE: 12 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 - WFCR SUBJECT: STS-135 Orbit 3 Flight Controllers in WFCR. PHOTOGRAPHER: Mark Sowa

PHOTO DATE: 12 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 - WFCR SUBJECT: STS-135 Orbit 3 Flight Controllers in WFCR. PHOTOGRAPHER: Mark Sowa

PHOTO DATE: 12 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 - WFCR SUBJECT: STS-135 Orbit 3 Flight Controllers in WFCR. PHOTOGRAPHER: Mark Sowa

PHOTO DATE: 21 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30south, WFCR SUBJECT: STS-135 Entry flight control team in WFCR during the landing of space shuttle Atlantis. PHOTOGRAPHER: Robert Markowitz

PHOTO DATE: 21 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30south, WFCR SUBJECT: STS-135 Entry flight control team in WFCR during the landing of space shuttle Atlantis. PHOTOGRAPHER: Robert Markowitz

PHOTO DATE: 21 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30south, WFCR SUBJECT: STS-135 Entry flight control team in WFCR during the landing of space shuttle Atlantis. PHOTOGRAPHER: Robert Markowitz

JSC2001-E-25125 (16 August 2001) --- Flight directors John Shannon (left foreground) and Kelly Beck watch the large screens from their consoles in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC) along with astronauts Joseph R. Tanner (left background) and Steve MacLean, STS-105 spacecraft communicators (CAPCOM). At the time this photo was taken, mission specialists Daniel T. Barry and Patrick G. Forrester were performing the first of two scheduled space walks during Discovery’s visit to the International Space Station (ISS). MacLean represents the Canadian Space Agency.

JSC2001-E-25123 (16 August 2001) --- Astronauts Joseph R. Tanner (left) and Steve MacLean, both STS-105 spacecraft communicators (CAPCOM), discuss the progress of the extravehicular activity at their consoles in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). At the time this photo was taken, mission specialists Daniel T. Barry and Patrick G. Forrester were performing the first of two scheduled space walks during Discovery’s voyage to the International Space Station (ISS). MacLean represents the Canadian Space Agency.

JSC2002-02106 (27 November 2002) --- The members of the STS-113 Orbit 2 Team pose for a group portrait in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). Flight Director John Curry stands to the left of the STS-113 mission logo and astronaut Lisa M. Nowak, spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), stands to the left of Curry.

JSC2002-E-08463 (7 March 2002) --- Astronauts Mario Runco, Jr. (foreground) and Daniel C. Burbank, both spacecraft communicators (CAPCOM), monitor data at their consoles in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC) during the STS-109 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing mission.

JSC2002-E-41161 (7 October 2002) --- Flight director John Shannon monitors data at his console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). At the time this photo was taken the Space Shuttle Atlantis was about to launch from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Atlantis lifted off at 2:46 p.m. (CDT) on October 7, 2002. Once the vehicle cleared the tower in Florida, the Houston-based team of flight controllers took over the ground control of the flight.

PHOTO DATE: 08 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 south - WFCR, SMG SUBJECT: STS-135 Flight Controllers on Console during last space shuttle launch WORK ORDER: 01815-BS___07-08-11-STS 135 LAUNCH WFCR PHOTOGRAPHER: Bill Stafford

PHOTO DATE: 08 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 south - WFCR, SMG SUBJECT: STS-135 Flight Controllers on Console during last space shuttle launch WORK ORDER: 01815-BS___07-08-11-STS 135 LAUNCH WFCR PHOTOGRAPHER: Bill Stafford

PHOTO DATE: 08 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 south - WFCR, SMG SUBJECT: STS-135 Flight Controllers on Console during last space shuttle launch WORK ORDER: 01815-BS___07-08-11-STS 135 LAUNCH WFCR PHOTOGRAPHER: Bill Stafford

PHOTO DATE: 08 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 south - WFCR, SMG SUBJECT: STS-135 Flight Controllers on Console during last space shuttle launch WORK ORDER: 01815-BS___07-08-11-STS 135 LAUNCH WFCR PHOTOGRAPHER: Bill Stafford

PHOTO DATE: 08 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 south - WFCR, SMG SUBJECT: STS-135 Flight Controllers on Console during last space shuttle launch WORK ORDER: 01815-BS___07-08-11-STS 135 LAUNCH WFCR PHOTOGRAPHER: Bill Stafford

JSC2004-E-19651 (20 April 2004) --- Astronauts Edward T. Lu (left) and Gregory E. Chamitoff, discuss data at the spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston?s Mission Control Center (MCC) during rendezvous and docking operations between the Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft and the International Space Station (ISS). The Soyuz, which carried cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 commander; astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, docked with the Station at 12:01 a.m. (CDT) on April 21, 2004.

JSC2002-E-41151 (7 October 2002) --- Astronaut Duane G. Carey, spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), watches the large screens from his console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). At the time this photo was taken the Space Shuttle Atlantis was about to launch from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Atlantis lifted off at 2:46 p.m. (CDT) on October 7, 2002. Once the vehicle cleared the tower in Florida, the Houston-based team of flight controllers took over the ground control of the flight.

JSC2002-E-41150 (7 October 2002) --- Flight directors John Shannon (left) and Steve Stich monitor data at their consoles in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). Wayne Hale (standing) of the Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) looks on. At the time this photo was taken the Space Shuttle Atlantis was about to launch from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Atlantis lifted off at 2:46 p.m. (CDT) on October 7, 2002. Once the vehicle cleared the tower in Florida, the Houston-based team of flight controllers took over the ground control of the flight.

JSC2002-E-41164 (7 October 2002) --- Astronaut Duane G. Carey, spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), is pictured at his console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). At the time this photo was taken the Space Shuttle Atlantis was about to launch from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Atlantis lifted off at 2:46 p.m. (CDT) on October 7, 2002. Once the vehicle cleared the tower in Florida, the Houston-based team of flight controllers took over the ground control of the flight.

JSC2002-E-41160 (7 October 2002) --- Astronauts Kenneth T. Ham (foreground) and Duane G. Carey, spacecraft communicators (CAPCOM), watch the large screens from their consoles in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). At the time this photo was taken the Space Shuttle Atlantis was about to launch from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Atlantis lifted off at 2:46 p.m. (CDT) on October 7, 2002. Once the vehicle cleared the tower in Florida, the Houston-based team of flight controllers took over the ground control of the flight.

STS-119 flight controllers during undocking. Photo Date: 3/25/09. Bldg. 30s - WFCR. Photographer: Robert Markowitz

STS-119 flight controllers during undocking. Photo Date: 3/25/09. Bldg. 30s - WFCR. Photographer: Robert Markowitz

STS-133 flight controllers on console during the launch of Discovery with Flight Director Richard Jones. Photo Date: February 24, 2011. Location: Building 30 south - WFCR. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.

PHOTO DATE: 12 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 FCR-1, EVA, WFCR & Bldg. 7 EVA Center. SUBJECT: STS-135 flight controllers on console for EVA. PHOTOGRAPHER: Mark Sowa

PHOTO DATE: 12 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 FCR-1, EVA, WFCR & Bldg. 7 EVA Center. SUBJECT: STS-135 flight controllers on console for EVA. PHOTOGRAPHER: Mark Sowa

PHOTO DATE: 12 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 FCR-1, EVA, WFCR & Bldg. 7 EVA Center. SUBJECT: STS-135 flight controllers on console for EVA. PHOTOGRAPHER: Mark Sowa

STS-133 flight controllers on console during the launch of Discovery with Flight Director Richard Jones. Photo Date: February 24, 2011. Location: Building 30 south - WFCR. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.

STS-133 flight controllers on console during the launch of Discovery with Flight Director Richard Jones. Photo Date: February 24, 2011. Location: Building 30 south - WFCR. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.

JSC2001-E-25399 (17 August 2001) --- Flight director Kelly Beck monitors data at her console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC).

Documentation of flight controllers in the White Flight Control Room (WFCR) on STS-114 Launch Day, July 26, 2005. View of Phil Engelauf and Flight Director Paul Hill standing at the Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) console.

JSC2001-E-21558 (13 July 2001) --- Angela Prince looks over some STS-104 data at her console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) of Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC).

STS-133 flight controllers on console during the launch of Discovery with Flight Director Richard Jones. Photo Date: February 24, 2011. Location: Building 30 south - WFCR. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.

JSC2001-E-25466 (16 August 2001) --- Flight director Bryan Austin studies data at his console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC) during the STS-105 mission.

PHOTO DATE: 03-15-09 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 south , WFCR, MER SUBJECT: STS-119 Flight Controllers on Console - Launch PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR, BOLDT & HARNETT

Photo Date: 7-8-2011 Subject: STS135 flight controllers on console during last shuttle mission Location: B. 30S WFCR and SMG Photographer: Bill Stafford

STS-133 flight controllers on console during the launch of Discovery with Flight Director Richard Jones. Photo Date: February 24, 2011. Location: Building 30 south - WFCR. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.

JSC2001-E-25391 (17 August 2001) --- Darrin Leleux, STS-105 trajectory officer, studies data at his console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC).

Photo Date: 7-8-2011 Subject: STS135 flight controllers on console during last shuttle mission Location: B. 30S WFCR and SMG Photographer: Bill Stafford

STS-125 Orbit 3/Planning flight controllers with Flight Director Paul Dye. Photo Date: May 14, 2009. Location: Bldg. 30 south, WFCR & Back Rooms. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.

PHOTO DATE: 7-15-09 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 south - WFCR and Backroom SUBJECT: STS-127 Flight Controllers on Console - Acent - STS 127 Launch PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett

PHOTO DATE: 12 July 2011 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 FCR-1, EVA, WFCR & Bldg. 7 EVA Center. SUBJECT: STS-135 flight controllers on console for EVA. PHOTOGRAPHER: Mark Sowa

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: 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: 7-8-2011 Subject: STS135 flight controllers on console during last shuttle mission Location: B. 30S WFCR and SMG Photographer: Bill Stafford

STS-133 flight controllers on console during the launch of Discovery with Flight Director Richard Jones. Photo Date: February 24, 2011. Location: Building 30 south - WFCR. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.

PHOTO DATE: 03-15-09 LOCATION: Bldg 30 - WFCR SUBJECT: Ascent flight controlers work at their consoles during the STS-119 Launch. PHOTOGRAPHER: Devin Boldt

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: 7-8-2011 Subject: STS135 flight controllers on console during last shuttle mission Location: B. 30S WFCR and SMG Photographer: Bill Stafford

STS-133/ULF5 Ascent and Entry flight control team photo with Flight Director's Tony Ceccacci (Entry) and Richard Jones (Ascent). Photo Date: March 08, 2011. Location: Building 30 south - WFCR. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.

JSC2001-E-25473 (16 August 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), monitors data at his console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC) during the STS-105 mission.

JSC2001-E-25412 (17 August 2001) --- Gary Ford, assembly and check-out officer, intently studies data at his console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC) during the STS-105 mission.

Photograph STS-135 entry flight controllers on console during the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis with Flight Director Tony Ceccacci. Photo Date: July 21, 2011. Location: Building 30 south - WFCR. Photographer: Robert Markowitz

DATE: 7-6-16 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 - WFCR SUBJECT: Expedition 48/49 flight control team during Launch of the Expedition 48-49 Crew (Ivanishin, Onishi, Rubins) on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett

DATE: 7-6-16 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 - WFCR SUBJECT: Expedition 48/49 flight control team during Launch of the Expedition 48-49 Crew (Ivanishin, Onishi, Rubins) on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett

DATE: 6-18-16 LOCATION: Bldg. 30, WFCR SUBJECT: Expedition 47 flight controllers during undocking of the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft from the Rassvet module with the Expedition 47 crew (Malenchenko, Kopra, Peake). PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett

PHOTO DATE: 05-13-09 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 south , WFCR & Backrooms SUBJECT: STS-125 Flight Controllers on Console During HST Grapple - Orbit 1 - Bldg. 30 south. Flight Director: Tony Ceccacci PHOTOGRAPHER: JAMES BLAIR

JSC2001-E-25401 (17 August 2001) --- Astronaut Mario Runco Jr., STS-105 spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), monitors data at his console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC).

DATE: 7-20-16 LOCATION: Bldg 30 - WFCR SUBJECT: Expedition 48 flight controllers with Flight Director Scott Stover during SpaceX/Dragon CRS-9 Cargo Craft Rendezvous, Grappling and Berthing. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett

DATE: 3-22-16 LOCATION: Bldg 30 - WFCR SUBJECT: Expedition 47 flight controllers on console during launch of Orbital/ATK Cygnus OA-6 mission on an Atlas 5 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett

STS-133/ULF5 Orbit 1 flight controllers on console during unberth of Permanment Multipurpose Module (PMM) from shuttle. Photo Date: March 1, 2011. Location: Building 30 - WFCR and FCR-1. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.

JSC2001-E-25435 (21 August 2001) --- STS-105 flight directors John Shannon (left) and Steve Stich, monitor data at their consoles in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC).

STS-133/ULF5 Orbit 1 flight controllers on console during unberth of Permanment Multipurpose Module (PMM) from shuttle. Photo Date: March 1, 2011. Location: Building 30 - WFCR and FCR-1. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.

PHOTO DATE: 05-13-09 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 south , WFCR & Backrooms SUBJECT: STS-125 Flight Controllers on Console During HST Grapple - Orbit 1 - Bldg. 30 south. Flight Director: Tony Ceccacci PHOTOGRAPHER: JAMES BLAIR

JSC2001-E-25422 (17 August 2001) --- Gary Ford, assembly and check-out officer, intently studies data at his console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC) during the STS-105 mission.

JSC2001-E-25434 (21 August 2001) --- STS-105 flight directors John Shannon (left) and Steve Stich, monitor data at their consoles in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). Wayne Hale of the Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) is photographed standing in the foreground.

JSC2001-E-21584 (16 July 2001) --- STS-104 Orbit 1 flight director Paul Hill discusses mission related matters over the phone at his console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC).

JSC2002-00576 (5 March 2002) --- The members of the STS-109 Orbit 3 Team pose for a group portrait in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). Flight director Jeff Hanley is visible in the center foreground.

JSC2002-E-23236 (7 June 2002) --- In this overall view of the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC), the docking of the Space Shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station (ISS) is shown on the big screen. The docking occurred at 11:25 a.m. (CDT) on June 7, 2002.

JSC2002-00575 (5 March 2002) --- The members of the STS-109 Orbit 3 Team pose for a group portrait in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). Flight director Jeff Hanley is visible in the center foreground.

JSC2000-07294 (20 November 2000) --- The 40-odd flight controllers assigned to the STS-97 ascent team and some special guests pose for a group portrait in the shuttle flight control room in Houston's Mission Control Center (JSC). The five guests attired in the blue and white shirts are the flight crew members for the STS-97 crew, scheduled to be launched from Florida on the last day of this month. The astronauts are, from the left, Joseph R. Tanner, Carlos I. Noriega, Brent W. Jett, Jr., Michael J. Bloomfield and Marc Garneau, who represents the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Ascent shift flight director Wayne Hale stands next to Tanner.

JSC2001-E-25520 (22 August 2001) --- Flight directors John Shannon (left), LeRoy Cain, and Steve Stich monitor data at their consoles in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). At the time this photo was taken the Space Shuttle Discovery was about to land at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to mark the end of a successful mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2001-E-21333 (12 July 2001) --- From a familiar setting in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR)at Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC), Wayne Hale, ascent flight director for STS-104, pays close attention to new data related to the Space Shuttle Atlantis and its impending launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.

JSC2001-E-25513 (22 August 2001) --- Astronauts James M. Kelly (left) and Kenneth D. Cockrell, both spacecraft communicators (CAPCOM), monitor data at their consoles in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). At the time this photo was taken the Space Shuttle Discovery was about to land at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to mark the end of a successful mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2001-E-25519 (22 August 2001) --- Astronauts James M. Kelly and Kenneth D. Cockrell, both STS-105 spacecraft communicators (CAPCOM), watch the large screens from their consoles in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). At the time this photo was taken the Space Shuttle Discovery was about to land at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to mark the end of a successful mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2001-E-21338 (12 July 2001) --- Robert Gest (left), with United Space Alliance (USA); Steven A. Hawley, deputy director of flight crew operations; and Alan L. (Lee) Briscoe, chief engineer for the Mission Operations Directorate, watch their monitors at the MOD console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) as the external tank oxygen vent hood is raised and retracted minutes prior to the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

JSC2002-E-26012 (19 June 2002) --- Flight directors John Shannon (left) and Steve Stich are photographed at their consoles in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). At the time this photo was taken the Space Shuttle Endeavour was about to land at Edwards Air Force Base, California, to mark the end of a successful mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2001-E-21341 (12 July 2001) --- From a familiar setting near the rear of shuttle flight control room (WFCR) at Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC), Wayne Hale (second left), ascent flight director for STS-104, pays close attention to new data related to the Space Shuttle Atlantis and its impending launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Several other flight controllers are visible in the wide shot.

JSC2001-E-21323 (12 July 2001) --- From left to right, Robert Gest with United Space Alliance; Steven A. Hawley, deputy director of Flight Crew Operations; Alan L. (Lee) Briscoe, chief engineer for the Mission Operations Directorate (MOD); and J. Milton (Milt) Heflin, chief of the Flight Director's Office, watch the monitor at the MOD console during the pre-launch activity for the STS-104 mission in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) of Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC).

JSC2001-E-25518 (22 August 2001) --- Rob Navias (left), Public Affairs Officer (PAO), and Dan Carpenter, director of the Public Affairs Office, are photographed at their consoles in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). At the time this photo was taken the Space Shuttle Discovery was about to land at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to mark the end of a successful mission to the International Space Station (ISS).