Mission Control informed space shuttle Discovery Commander Alan Poindexter that mission managers are extending the flight…
Category: Shuttle Update
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…
Ammonia Tank Lines Disconnected; Experiment Retrieved
STS-131 spacewalkers Rick Mastracchio and Clayton Anderson disconnected ammonia and nitrogen fluid lines from a spent…
Spacewalkers To Change Ammonia Tank, Retrieve Experiment
STS-131 Mission Specialists Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson switched their spacesuits to battery power at 1:31…
First STS-131 Spacewalk Under Way
Mission Specialists Clayton Anderson and Rick Mastracchio began the first STS-131 spacewalk at 1:31 a.m. EDT.…
First STS-131 Spacewalk Begins Tonight
The crew of space shuttle Discovery awoke Thursday at 8:51 p.m. EDT to “Defying Gravity” by…
Crew Begins Unloading Leonardo
The crew has begun to unload the Leonardo Multi Purpose Logistics Module and transfer 17,000 pounds…
Hatches Open Between Leonardo, Harmony
Hatches were opened between the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module and the International Space Station's Harmony node…