After their mission and landing on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center crew members are greeted.

After their successful STS-124 mission and landing on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, crew members are greeted by NASA VIPs. From left, Kennedy Space Center Director Bill Parsons, NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier and NASA Associate Administrator Chris Scolese talk with Garrett Reisman (center, right). Reisman returned with the STS-124 crew after spending 95 days on the International Space Station as part of the Expedition 17 crew, ending a 14-day mission to the International Space Station. Space shuttle Discovery's main landing gear touched down at 11:15:19 a.m. EDT on Runway 15. The nose landing gear touched down at 11:15:30 a.m. and wheel stop was at 11:16:19 a.m. The mission completed 5.7 million miles. The STS-124 mission delivered the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system to the space station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett