Overnight International Space Station and Space Shuttle mission managers agreed there is no need for a…
Author: STS 131 Mission Updates
Crew to Complete Transfers from Leonardo
At 12:21 a.m. EDT Mission Control awakened the STS-131 crew with the song "The Earth in…
Troubleshooting of Valve Continues While Crews Sleep
While the shuttle and station crews sleep, engineers on the ground continue to troubleshoot a stuck…
Crew Members Speak with Students, Enjoy Time Off
Commander Alan G. Poindexter and Mission Specialists Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson and Clayton Anderson had some…
Final Transfers and News Conference for Crews
At 11:21 p.m. EDT Tuesday the wakeup call music for the shuttle astronauts was “Miracle of…
Final STS-131 Spacewalk Complete
The third STS-131 spacewalk ended at 8:38 a.m. EDT, a six-hour, 24-minute outing for Mission Specialists…
Third and Final STS-131 Spacewalk Completed
Mission Specialists Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson wrapped up the third STS-131 spacewalk at 8:38 a.m.…
Spacewalk Tasks Shuffled
Because the spacewalk is behind the original timeline, managers shuffled the tasks. They decided to defer…
Ammonia Tank Secured in Shuttle Payload Bay
After struggling with alignment issues, spacewalkers Rick Mastracchio and Clayton Anderson succeeded in engaging all four…
Final STS-131 Spacewalk Continues
Three hours, fifty minutes into today's spacewalk, Rick Mastracchio and Clayton Anderson are having difficulty securing…