Liftoff in-05 April 2010 06:21:00 EDT
At Friday morning's countdown status briefing, NASA Test Director Steve Payne reported that all launch preparations continue to go well as the official countdown is now under way, saying, "We're eager to get Discovery flying on Monday morning."
Shuttle Weather Officer Kathy Winters also reported good news, saying that the launch-time conditions continue to be very favorable. The only reason for a remaining 20 percent chance of "no-go" weather is the possibility of early morning fog. The weather would be similar if a 24-hour turnaround was necessary.
Saturday's prelaunch news conference is targeted for 11:30 a.m. EDT, and will be broadcast live on NASA TV and on the Web at www.nasa.gov/ntv.
The countdown kicked off at 3 a.m. on Friday when the official clock started counting back from the T-43 hour point. Liftoff of Discovery and the seven-member crew on the STS-131 mission to the International Space Station is set for 6:21 a.m. on April 5.
Discovery and Crew Prepare for STS-131 Mission
Commander Alan Poindexter is set to lead the STS-131 mission to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Discovery. Joining Poindexter will be Pilot Jim Dutton and Mission Specialists Rick Mastracchio, Clay Anderson, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson and Naoko Yamazaki of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
Discovery will carry a multi-purpose logistics module filled with science racks for the laboratories aboard the station. The mission has three planned spacewalks, with work to include replacing an ammonia tank assembly, retrieving a Japanese experiment from the station’s exterior, and switching out a rate gyro assembly on the S0 segment of the station’s truss structure.
STS-131 will be the 33rd shuttle mission to the station.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shutt … index.html
At Friday morning's countdown status briefing, NASA Test Director Steve Payne reported that all launch preparations continue to go well as the official countdown is now under way, saying, "We're eager to get Discovery flying on Monday morning."
Shuttle Weather Officer Kathy Winters also reported good news, saying that the launch-time conditions continue to be very favorable. The only reason for a remaining 20 percent chance of "no-go" weather is the possibility of early morning fog. The weather would be similar if a 24-hour turnaround was necessary.
Saturday's prelaunch news conference is targeted for 11:30 a.m. EDT, and will be broadcast live on NASA TV and on the Web at www.nasa.gov/ntv.
The countdown kicked off at 3 a.m. on Friday when the official clock started counting back from the T-43 hour point. Liftoff of Discovery and the seven-member crew on the STS-131 mission to the International Space Station is set for 6:21 a.m. on April 5.
Discovery and Crew Prepare for STS-131 Mission
Commander Alan Poindexter is set to lead the STS-131 mission to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Discovery. Joining Poindexter will be Pilot Jim Dutton and Mission Specialists Rick Mastracchio, Clay Anderson, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson and Naoko Yamazaki of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
Discovery will carry a multi-purpose logistics module filled with science racks for the laboratories aboard the station. The mission has three planned spacewalks, with work to include replacing an ammonia tank assembly, retrieving a Japanese experiment from the station’s exterior, and switching out a rate gyro assembly on the S0 segment of the station’s truss structure.
STS-131 will be the 33rd shuttle mission to the station.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shutt … index.html
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