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Sunita Williams, already aboard as a member of Expedition 14, transitioned into Expedition 15 during the crew handover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor nearly two weeks, the station hosted members of both Expeditions 14 and 15. Expedition 14 Commander Michael López-Alegría and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin remained aboard until their departure with Simonyi aboard Soyuz TMA-9 on April 21.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis brief overlap created one of the many moments represented by the present cover: astronauts and cosmonauts from consecutive station expeditions living and working together aboard humanity’s permanent orbital outpost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTS-117 – Atlantis and the Expansion of the Station’s Power System\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpace Shuttle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtlantis launched on STS-117 on June 8, 2007\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, carrying Commander Rick Sturckow, Pilot Lee Archambault, and Mission Specialists James Reilly II, Patrick Forrester, Steven Swanson, John Olivas, and Clayton Anderson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTS-117 represented a critical stage in the continuing construction of the International Space Station.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtlantis delivered the massive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eS3\/S4 truss segment and a new set of solar arrays\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, significantly expanding the station’s power-generation capability. 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