amongst the well-wishers here at mission control, mike cÔte, the director of the johnson space centerwho flew on the maiden flight of the stay shuttle discovery. joining others here in the flight control room which is now filled with people expressing their emotions and their congratulations on the completion of the space shuttle program. [no sounds] [no sounds] [no sounds] [no sounds] once again here at mission control the room is filled with the greats from the history of the shuttle program who have spent the past three decades in support of mission operations to bring all of these flights to conclusion. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [no sounds] [no sounds] >> this is mission control houston. it has been just over an hour since atlantis has landed at the kennedy space center. and with the vehicle now having been handed over to the kennedy space center for the final time, we will return to the floor space port and continuing coverage of the completion of the final mission and space shuttle program history. for the last time in this roo