The crew of space shuttle Discovery awoke Sunday at 9:51 p.m. EDT to "Because We Believe"…
Category: Shuttle Update
Second STS-131 Spacewalk Complete
STS-131 Mission Specialists Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson completed a seven-hour, 26-minute spacewalk at 8:56 a.m.…
Spacewalkers Successfully Engage Troublesome Bolt
Mission Specialists Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson removed all four bolts and reseated the Ammonia Tank…
Balky Bolt Slows Spacewalkers
Four hours, 33 minutes into the spacewalk, Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson are unable to install…
New Ammonia Tank Assembly Attached to Truss
At 5:04 a.m. EDT, space station robotic arm operators Jim Dutton and Stephanie Wilson attached a…
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…