At 5:04 a.m. EDT, space station robotic arm operators Jim Dutton and Stephanie Wilson attached a…
Author: STS 131 Mission Updates
Spacewalkers Swapping Out Ammonia Tanks
Spacewalkers Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson removed electrical connections and bolts that held a spent Ammonia…
Second Spacewalk Starts Early
Spacewalkers Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson switched their spacesuits to battery power at 1:30 a.m. EDT,…
Spacewalk Preparations Moving Ahead of Timeline
Preparations for today’s second spacewalk are proceeding briskly. Spacewalkers Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson are estimated…
Crew Focuses on Second Spacewalk
The crew of space shuttle Discovery awoke at 9:26 p.m. EDT to “Stairway to the Stars”…
Mission Extended for Late Inspection, False Alarm on Station
Mission Control informed space shuttle Discovery Commander Alan Poindexter that mission managers are extending the flight…
Mission Extended to Facilitate Late Inspection
Mission Control informed space shuttle Discovery Commander Alan Poindexter that mission managers are extending the flight…
Transfers, Media Events for Crew on Flight Day Six
The crew of space shuttle Discovery awoke at 9:21 p.m. EDT to “We Weren’t Born to…
First STS-131 Spacewalk Complete
Spacewalkers Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson completed a six hour, 27 minute spacewalk at 7:58 a.m.…
Spacewalkers Swap Out Failed Rate Gyro Assembly
STS-131 spacewalkers Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson are five hours, 10 minutes through their spacewalk and…