The space shuttle Atlantis moves to Launch Pad 39A during rollout at the Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, in Florida. ( NASA Photo / Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool ).
JSC2011-E-040290 (27 March 2011) --- Moscow stretches out in all directions as seen from a commercial flight carrying NASA astronauts Doug Hurley, STS-135 pilot, and Rex Walheim, mission specialist, to Moscow, More
JSC2011-E-040267 (23 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander; Sandy Magnus, mission specialist; and Doug Hurley, pilot, are interviewed by a crowd of media in the Systems Engineering S More
JSC2011-E-060138 (29 June 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson crawls out of the Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT-2) as the crew of STS-135 trains at NASA?s Johnson Space Center June 29, 2011. The training mark More
JSC2011-E-040269 (24 March 2011) --- The crew members of STS-135 are briefed by trainers before they participate in a post-insertion training session in the Full-Fuselage Trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up F More
JSC2011-E-040201 (2 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Doug Hurley pilots a simulated landing at the Kennedy Space Center as the STS-135 crew trains in the Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) at NASA's Ames Research Ce More
JSC2011-E-040243 (2 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, prepares for departure from Moffett Field as he flies a T-38 trainer home to Houston after the crew of STS-135 trained in th More
JSC2011-E-040193 (2 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson (left), STS-135 commander, confers with astronaut Rex Walheim, mission specialist, as the Atlantis crew participates in a briefing before a trai More
JSC2011-E-040202 (2 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, departs from the Moffett Field (Calif.) flight operations center for his trip home to Houston after he and his crew trained More
JSC2011-E-040195 (2 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, takes photos of the massive Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) at NASA's AMES Research Center before the crew trains in the si More
JSC2011-E-040205 (2 March 2011) --- A NASA T-38 jet trainer piloted by astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, takes off from Moffett Field in California for a flight home to Houston after Ferguson and his More
JSC2011-E-040217 (10 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim, STS-135 mission specialist, is aided by divers as he works with astronaut Mike Fossum in a mock-up of the space shuttle's payload bay as the crew More
JSC2011-E-040211 (10 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim, STS-135 mission specialist, prepares to train in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA?s Johnson Space Center in Houston March 10, 2011 More
JSC2011-E-040221 (10 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum is aided by divers as he trains for a spacewalk with astronaut Rex Walheim, STS-135 mission specialist, in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory near NA More
JSC2011-E-040215 (10 March 2011) --- A bank of video screens shows the progress of a simulated spacewalk as the crew of STS-135 trains in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory near NASA?s Johnson Space Center in Hous More
JSC2011-E-040218 (10 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim, STS-135 mission specialist, is aided by divers as he works with astronaut Mike Fossum in a mock-up of the space shuttle's payload bay as the crew More
JSC2011-E-040219 (10 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim (left), STS-135 mission specialist, and astronaut Mike Fossum are aided by divers as they work in a mock-up of the space shuttle's payload bay as More
JSC2011-E-040209 (10 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, takes a photo of himself with astronaut Mike Fossum before the crew of the final shuttle mission trains March 10, 2011 in More
NASA astronaut Sandy Magnus waves as she is lowered into the water to train for spacewalk in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, in Houston. ( NASA Photo / Houston Chronicle, Smi More
NASA astronaut Sandy Magnus is helped out of her training EMU after training for spacewalk in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, in Houston. In the background, a test is performe More
NASA astronaut Rex Walheim is lowered into the water to train for spacewalk in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, in Houston. ( NASA Photo / Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool )
JSC2011-E-040265 (23 March 2011) --- A long parade of media is escorted between buildings at NASA?s Johnson Space Center in Houston for a media availability with the crew of STS-135 in the Systems Engineering S More
JSC2011-E-040281 (24 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Sandy Magnus, STS-135 mission specialist, works on the middeck of the Full-Fuselage Trainer during a post-insertion training session in the Space Vehicle Mock More
JSC2011-E-040278 (24 March 2011) --- Rob Tomaro, crew systems instructor, works with NASA astronaut Sandy Magnus, STS-135 mission specialist, on the middeck of the Full-Fuselage Trainer during a post-insertion More
JSC2011-E-040272 (24 March 2011) --- Suit technicians assist the crew of STS-135 in donning their training versions of a shuttle launch and entry suit before they participate in a post-insertion training sessi More
JSC2011-E-040286 (24 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Sandy Magnus, STS-135 mission specialist, and Chris Ferguson, commander, are seen through a hatch as the crew of STS-135 debriefs after a post-insertion trai More
JSC2011-E-040302 (28 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim's name is seen in both English and Russian on a "Penguin" suit during a suit fit check at the Zvezda facility in Moscow on March 28, 2011. The cre More
Space suit designer Oleg Gerasimenko shares some tips on the Sokol suit with NASA astronaut Rex Walheim during a fit check at the Zvezda facility on Monday, March 28, 2011, in Moscow. The crew of the final shut More
NASA astronaut Rex Walheim undergoes a fit check of his Sokol space suit at the Zvezda facility on Monday, March 28, 2011, in Moscow. The crew of the final shuttle mission traveled to Moscow for a suit fit chec More
NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson undergoes a fit check of his Sokol space suit at the Zvezda facility on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, in Moscow. The crew of the final shuttle mission traveled to Moscow for a suit fit More
JSC2011-E-040323 (29 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Sandy Magnus, STS-135 mission specialist, looks at a snow-covered neighborhood out the window of a van carrying her back to Star City following a fit check of More
JSC2011-E-040319 (29 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, undergoes a fit check of his Sokol spacesuit at the Zvezda facility in Moscow, Russia on March 29, 2011. The crew of the fi More
JSC2011-E-040322 (29 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Sandy Magnus, STS-135 mission specialist, undergoes a fit check of her Sokol spacesuit March 29, 2011, at the Zvezda facility in Moscow. The crew of the final More
JSC2011-E-040325 (30 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Doug Hurley, STS-135 pilot, waits in a pressure chamber before a test of his Sokol spacesuit at the Zvezda facility in Moscow March 30, 2011. The crew of the More
JSC2011-E-040332 (30 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Rex Walheim and Chris Ferguson visit Red Square in Moscow on March 30, 2011. The crew of the final shuttle mission traveled to Moscow for a suit fit check o More
JSC2011-E-040330 (30 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson (foreground), STS-135 commander, visits Red Square in Moscow on March 30, 2011. The crew of the final shuttle mission traveled to Moscow for a More
JSC2011-E-040324 (30 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Doug Hurley, STS-135 pilot, waits in a pressure chamber before a test of his Russian Sokol spacesuit at the Zvezda facility in Moscow on March 30, 2011. The c More
JSC2011-E-040335 (4 April 2011) --- NASA astronauts Rex Walheim, right, Sandy Magnus, foreground, both mission specialists, and Doug Hurley, pilot, work on the flight deck as the crew of STS-135 trains in the F More
JSC2011-E-040338 (7 April 2011) --- NASA astronauts Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both STS-135 mission specialists, work in the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module in the Space Station Processing Facility during the More
JSC2011-E-040357 (7 April 2011) --- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson (right), STS-135 commander; and Doug Hurley, pilot, pose for a photo on the cockpit of the space shuttle Atlantis during the STS-135 Crew Equip More
JSC2011-E-040343 (7 April 2011) --- NASA astronaut Doug Hurley, STS-135 pilot, looks at the thermal protection system on the underside of the space shuttle Atlantis during the mission's Crew Equipment Interface More
JSC2011-E-040346 (7 April 2011) --- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander; and Doug Hurley, pilot, inspect the front landing gear of the space shuttle Atlantis during the STS-135 Crew Equipment Inte More
JSC2011-E-040358 (7 April 2011) --- NASA astronaut Doug Hurley, STS-135 pilot, exits the hatch of the space shuttle Atlantis during the STS-135 Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) in the Orbiter Processing Fac More
JSC2011-E-040337 (7 April 2011) --- The STS-135 crew members participate in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center, Florida on April 7, More
JSC2011-E-040371 (8 April 2011) --- NASA astronauts, from left, Rex Walheim, Chris Ferguson and Doug Hurley inspect the middeck of the space shuttle Atlantis during the STS-135 Crew Equipment Interface Test (CE More
JSC2011-E-040366 (8 April 2011) --- Close-up photo of tools taken during the STS-135 crew members' inspection of the equipment they will use in space. The inspection was part of the STS-135 Crew Equipment Inter More
JSC2011-E-040373 (8 April 2011) --- Technicians inspect the payload bay of the space shuttle Atlantis during the STS-135 Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) in the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA?s Kennedy More
The crew of STS-135, from left, Doug Hurley, Chris Ferguson, Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim walk between buildings at the Johnson Space Center after a simulation in the motion based simulator on Friday, May 6, 20 More
JSC2011-E-059389 (11 May 2011) --- Astronaut Steve Robinson, STS-135 CAPCOM, works in the Mission Control Center at NASA?s Johnson Space Center during a simulation exercise with the crew on May 11, 2011. Photo More
JSC2011-E-059386 (11 May 2011) --- In this high-angle wide shot, STS-135 flight director Kwatsi Alibaruho, (center with back toward camera), and astronaut Steve Robinson (center, facing camera), CAPCOM, work in More
JSC2011-E-059419 (17 May 2011) --- Photographers take pictures of the STS-135 crew as the space shuttle Atlantis is moved from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA?s Kennedy More
JSC2011-E-059415 (17 May 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis is moved from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center on May 17, 2011. The move, known as r More
JSC2011-E-059409 (17 May 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim, STS-135 mission specialist, watches as the space shuttle Atlantis is moved from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building at More
JSC2011-E-059418 (17 May 2011) --- The crew of STS-135, from right, Sandy Magnus, Doug Hurley, Chris Ferguson and Rex Walheim pose for a group photo as the space shuttle Atlantis (out of frame) is moved from th More
JSC2011-E-059424 (19 May 2011) --- The crew of STS-135, the final space shuttle mission, trains in the Space Station Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center May 19, 2011. Photo credit: NASA Photo/Houst More
JSC2011-E-059484 (31 May 2011) --- A Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) piloted by NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, is seen against the late afternoon sun as the crew of the final space shuttle mi More
JSC2011-E-059478 (31 May 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, is seen in silhouette against the Vehicle Assembly Building as the space shuttle Atlantis moves to Launch Pad 39A during roll More
JSC2011-E-059488 (31 May 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis moves away from the Vehicle Assembly Building on its way to Launch Pad 39A during rollout at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 31, 2011. More
JSC2011-E-059480 (31 May 2011) --- NASA astronaut Sandy Magnus, STS-135 mission specialist, is seen on May 31 in the rear station of a T-38 which had been piloted by astronaut Doug Hurley, STS-135 pilot, and is More
JSC2011-E-059491 (31 May 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis moves to Launch Pad 39A during rollout at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 31, 2011. Photo credit: NASA Photo/Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool
JSC2011-E-059446 (31 May 2011) --- The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis, from left, commander Chris Ferguson, pilot Doug Hurley and mission specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim address a news conference a More
JSC2011-E-059470 (31 May 2011) --- NASA astronaut Doug Hurley, STS-135 pilot, is seen in a partial silhouette against the space shuttle Atlantis as the spacecraft for the program's final mission moves to Launch More
JSC2011-E-059493 (31 May 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis is seen in the background on Launch Pad 39A at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 31, 2011. The crawler/transporter is seen slowly drivin More
JSC2011-E-059495 (31 May 2011) --- Thermal protection tiles are seen on the underside of the space shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center in Florida May 31, 2011. The orbiter is sche More
JSC2011-E-059510 (14 June 2011) --- A shuttle training aircraft takes off from NASA?s Johnson Space Center's El Paso Forward Operating Location on June 14, 2011, in El Paso. The Shuttle Training Aircraft or STA More
JSC2011-E-059636 (21 June 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, participates in safety training in the M113 personnel carrier during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) at NAS More
JSC2011-E-059634 (21 June 2011) --- NASA astronaut Sandy Magnus, STS-135 mission specialist, drives the M113 personnel carrier in a safety training exercise during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCD More
JSC2011-E-059632 (21 June 2011) --- NASA astronaut Sandy Magnus, STS-135 mission specialist, participates in safety training in the M113 personnel carrier during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) More
JSC2011-E-060135 (29 June 2011) --- The crew of STS-135, from left, Chris Ferguson, Rex Walheim, Doug Hurley and Sandy Magnus, review procedures on the middeck of the Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT) mock-up as More
JSC2011-E-060132 (29 June 2011) --- NASA astronaut Doug Hurley crawls out of the Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT-2) mock-up while Rex Walheim waits as the crew of STS-135 trains in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facil More
JSC2011-E-060128 (29 June 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, left, looks out over the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility (SVMF) after the crew of the final shuttle mission trained in the fa More
JSC2011-E-060140 (29 June 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim laughs with his crewmates as STS-135 commander Chris Ferguson gets a refresher on the use of the waste management system on the International Space More
JSC2011-E-060133 (29 June 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim, STS-135 mission specialist, walks past the Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT) as the crew of STS-135 trains in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility (SVMF) More
JSC2011-E-205619 (2 Nov. 2011) --- The current and former astronauts who formed the crews of STS-1, the first space shuttle mission, and STS-135, the final shuttle mission, pose for a group photo at the Johnson More
JSC2011-E-205596 (2 Nov. 2011) --- The current and former astronauts who formed the crews of STS-1, the first space shuttle mission, and STS-135, the final shuttle mission, pose for a group photo at the Johnson More