The shuttle mission was not the only space news of the week.
Now let's look at the kind of work you'll be doing during your shuttle mission.
Generally, the average cost of a shuttle mission was about $450 million.
But all the focus today was on the conclusion of the 26th shuttle mission, the first in 32 months.
The 10-day shuttle mission is scheduled to end on Tuesday.
"We will fly each shuttle mission when it is ready," he said.
His role was to escort Larry to the shuttle mission.
He also flew shuttle missions in 1985, 1989 and 1992.
He went on to command three shuttle missions, in 1989, 1992 and 1995.
She flew shuttle missions in 1985, 1989, 1991 and 1993.