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Astronaut Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., Expedition Three mission commander, speaks from the lectern in Hangar 990 at Ellington Field during the STS-108 and Expedition Three crew return ceremonies. Seated (from left) are Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) Acting Director Roy S. Estess; Nikolai Zubov, Deputy Director for Logistics and Procurement, Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Star City, Russia; and cosmonauts Mikhail Tyurin and Vladimir N. Dezhurov, both Expedition Three flight engineers; along with astronauts Dominic L. Gorie, STS-108 mission commander; Mark E. Kelly, STS-108 pilot; Linda M. Godwin and Daniel M. Tani, both STS-108 mission specialists. Tyurin and Dezhurov represent Rosaviakosmos. The STS-108 crew delivered the Expedition Four crew and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) and brought the Expedition Three crew back to Earth.