CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the members of space shuttle Discovery’s STS-131 crew comment on their successful mission to the International Space Station following Discovery's landing on Runway 33. At the microphone is Pilot James P. Dutton Jr. Behind him, from left, are Mission Specialists Clayton Anderson (not in view), Naoko Yamazaki of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Stephanie Wilson, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger (not in view) and Rick Mastracchio and Commander Alan Poindexter. Discovery landed on Runway 33 after
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the members of space shuttle Discovery’s STS-131 crew comment on their successful mission to the International Space Station following Discovery's landing on Runway 33. At the microphone is Pilot James P. Dutton Jr. Behind him, from left, are Mission Specialists Clayton Anderson (not in view), Naoko Yamazaki of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Stephanie Wilson, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger (not in view) and Rick Mastracchio and Commander Alan Poindexter. Discovery landed on Runway 33 after 15 days in space, completing the more than STS-131 mission on orbit 238. Main gear touchdown was at 9 08 35 EDT followed by nose gear touchdown at 9 08 47 and wheelstop at 9 09 33 The seven-member STS-131 crew carried the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo, filled with supplies, a new crew sleeping quarters and science racks that were transferred to the International Space Station's laboratories. The crew also switched out a gyroscope on the station’s truss, installed a spare ammonia storage tank and retrieved a Japanese experiment from the station’s exterior. STS-131 is the 33rd shuttle mission to the station and the 131st shuttle mission overall.
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