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On Sunday, May 4, 2014 the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame welcomed former shuttle astronauts Shannon Lucid and Jerry Ross into their ranks. The event was emceed by former CNN correspondent John Zarrella, and saw former NASA astronauts Dan Brandenstein, Frank Culbertson, Owen Garriott, Hoot Gibson, Fred Gregory, Fred Haise, Steve Hawley, Jeff Hoffman, Karol “Bo” Bobko, Bruce McCandless, Jim Wetherbee, Edgar Mitchell, Kathy Thornton, Charlie Precourt as well as other veteran space flyers welcome the duo into this elite group. The event was held at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's $100 million Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit. Photos courtesy: Carleton Bailie, Jason Rhian