Rick Sturckow with the microphone presents a plaque commemorating the mission to Center Director Bob Cabana.

In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 Commander Rick Sturckow, with the microphone, presents a plaque commemorating the mission to Center Director Bob Cabana. The presentation followed a program for Kennedy employees in which the crew talked about their experiences on the mission. At left is Mission Specialist John "Danny" Olivas; at right is Pilot Kevin Ford.

More than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station were delivered to the International Space Station on the STS-128 mission. The equipment included a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. The mission was the 128th in the Space Shuttle Program, the 37th flight of Discovery and the 30th station assembly flight. Launch was Aug. 28, 2009. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett