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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Following a presentation by the STS-127 crew members about their experiences on the mission, Commander Mark Polansky (right) presents a plaque commemorating the mission to Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana. At far left is Mission Specialist Julie Payette. Behind Cabana are Mission Specialist Christopher Cassidy and Pilot Doug Hurley. Behind Polansky is Mission Specialist Tom Marshburn. The STS-127 mission was the final of three flights dedicated to the assembly of the Japanese Kibo laboratory complex on the International Space Station. The crew launched on space shuttle Endeavour on July 15 and returned July 31. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann