JSC2007-E-098008 (8 Nov. 2007) --- European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, STS-120 mission specialist, waves his homeland's national flag during the Discovery crew's Nov. 8 welcome home ceremony at Houston's Ellington Field. Other replicas of the Italian flag were seen waving throughout the hangar. Nespoli is flanked by two fellow mission specialists -- astronauts Clay Anderson (left) and Doug Wheelock.
Photographer Blair