The STS-116 crew was reunited with ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter during their visit to the European Astronaut Centre. Thomas Reiter returned to Earth with the return leg of the STS-116 flight after completing a nearly six month stay on the International Space Station.
From left to the right: Gerhard Thiele, ESA's Head of the Astronaut Division, Robert Curbeam, Mark Polansky, Nicholas Patrick, ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang, ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, and Michel Tognini Head of the European Astronaut Centre.