Discovery and the seven-member STS-131 crew docked to the International Space Station at 3:44 a.m. EDT.…
Author: STS 131 Mission Updates
Discovery Performs Back Flip Maneuver
At 2:48 a.m. EDT, space shuttle Discovery began an eight minute Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver, a slow…
Discovery Approaching Space Station
Space shuttle Discovery has performed its terminal initiation burn. The shuttle's engines fired at 1:06 a.m.…
STS-131 Crew Prepares Discovery for Docking
The crew of space shuttle Discovery awoke at 8:21 p.m. EDT to “I Will Rise" by…
Crew to Dock with Station Wednesday
Discovery’s crew will wake up at 8:21 p.m. EDT to begin flight day 3 which is…
Crew Completes Inspection
After completing a standard inspection of space shuttle Discovery's heat shield, the shuttle crew goes to…
STS-131 Crew Inspects Heat Shield
Instead of downlinking early heat shield inspection data, the space shuttle Discovery crew is recording it…
STS-131 Crew Begins First Full Day in Space
The STS-131 crew was awakened at 8:21 p.m. EDT Monday to the song "Find Us Faithful"…
Flight Controllers Troubleshooting Ku-Band Antenna
Shortly after space shuttle Discovery reached orbit today, the shuttle's Ku-Band antenna did not successfully complete…
Team Applauds Beautiful Launch for Discovery
During a postlaunch news conference at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the 6:21 a.m. EDT…