CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the astronauts on space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 crew, dressed in their orange launch-and-entry suits, wave to spectators as they walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building for the ride in the Astrovan to Launch Pad 39A. From left are Mission Specialists Naoko Yamazaki of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Clayton Anderson, Stephanie Wilson, and Rick Mastracchio; Pilot James P. Dutton Jr.; and Commander Alan Poindexter. Liftoff of the STS-131 mission is set for 6 21 EDT on April 5
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the astronauts on space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 crew, dressed in their orange launch-and-entry suits, wave to spectators as they walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building for the ride in the Astrovan to Launch Pad 39A. From left are Mission Specialists Naoko Yamazaki of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Clayton Anderson, Stephanie Wilson, and Rick Mastracchio; Pilot James P. Dutton Jr.; and Commander Alan Poindexter. Liftoff of the STS-131 mission is set for 6 21 EDT on April 5. On STS-131, the seven-member crew will deliver the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo, filled with supplies, a new crew sleeping quarters and science racks that will be transferred to the International Space Station's laboratories. The crew also will switch out a gyroscope on the station’s truss, install a spare ammonia storage tank and retrieve a Japanese experiment from the station’s exterior. STS-131 is the 33rd shuttle mission to the station and the 131st shuttle mission overall.
Size: 3000px × 2046px
Photo credit: © NASA/piemags / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: .
