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STS-131
Part of ISS
Contingency flight to assure ISS completion; nominal payload EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 3 (ELC3) and EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 4 (ELC4).
AKA: Discovery;ISS-ULF4. Launched: 2010-04-05. Returned: 2010-04-20. Number crew: 7 . Duration: 15.12 days.
More at: STS-131.
Family:
Manned spaceflight.
People:
Anderson, Clayton,
Dutton,
Mastracchio,
Metcalf-Lindenburger,
Poindexter,
Wilson,
Yamazaki.
Country:
USA.
Spacecraft:
Discovery.
Launch Sites:
Cape Canaveral.
Agency:
NASA.
2010 April 5 - .
- STS-131 - Wakeup Song: Find Us Faithful - .
Flight: STS-131.
"Find Us Faithful" performed by Steve Green. It was played for veteran Mission Specialist Clayton Anderson, who spent 152 days as a member of the Station's Expedition 15 crew in 2007..
2010 April 5 - .
10:21 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC39A.
LV Family:
Shuttle.
Launch Vehicle:
Space Shuttle.
- STS-131 - .
Call Sign: Discovery. Crew: Anderson, Clayton,
Dutton,
Mastracchio,
Metcalf-Lindenburger,
Poindexter,
Wilson,
Yamazaki.
Payload: Discovery F37 /. Mass: 121,047 kg (266,862 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Program: ISS.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: Soyuz TMA-17,
Soyuz TMA-18,
STS-131.
Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle.
Spacecraft: Discovery.
Duration: 15.12 days. Decay Date: 2010-04-20 . USAF Sat Cat: 36507 . COSPAR: 2010-012A. Apogee: 346 km (214 mi). Perigee: 322 km (200 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.20 min. Crew: Poindexter;Dutton;Metcalf-Lendenburger;Wilson;Mastracchiio;Yamazaki;Anderson,Clayton. Contingency flight to assure ISS completion; nominal payload EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 3 (ELC3) and EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 4 (ELC4)..
2010 April 6 - .
- STS-131 - Wakeup Song: I Will Rise - .
Flight: STS-131.
"I Will Rise" by Chris Tomlin, was played for Pilot James P. Dutton Jr..
2010 April 7 - .
- STS-131 - Wakeup Song: The Pigeon and a Boy - .
Flight: STS-131.
"The Pigeon and a Boy" by Joe Hisaishi, played for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Naoko Yamazaki..
2010 April 8 - .
- STS-131 - Wakeup Song: Defying Gravity - .
Flight: STS-131.
"Defying Gravity" , from the musical “Wicked”, sung by Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth, played for Mission Specialist Dottie Metcalf- Lindenburger..
2010 April 9 - .
- STS-131 - Wakeup Song: We Weren't Born to Follow - .
Flight: STS-131.
"We Weren't Born to Follow" by Bon Jovi, played for Mission Specialist Rick Mastracchio..
2010 April 9 - .
- EVA STS-131-1 - .
Crew: Anderson, Clayton,
Mastracchio.
EVA Duration: 0.27 days. Nation: USA.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-17,
Soyuz TMA-18,
STS-131.
Relocated a new ammonia tank from the Shuttle's payload bay to a temporary stowage location and disconnected the fluid lines to the old ammonia tank on the S1 truss. Retrieved a Japanese seed experiment from the exterior of the Kibo laboratory for return .
2010 April 10 - .
- STS-131 - Wakeup Song: Stairway to the Stars - .
Flight: STS-131.
"Stairway to the Stars" by Ella Fitzgerald, played for Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson..
2010 April 11 - .
- STS-131 - Wakeup Song: Because We Believe - .
Flight: STS-131.
"Because We Believe" , by Andrea Bocelli for Commander Alan G. Poindexter..
2010 April 11 - .
- EVA STS-131-2 - .
Crew: Anderson, Clayton,
Mastracchio.
EVA Duration: 0.31 days. Nation: USA.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-17,
Soyuz TMA-18,
STS-131.
The old ammonia tank was removed from the S1 truss and was replaced with the new tank. The electrical connections to the tank were made, but the fluid lines were deferred to the mission's third EVA due to time constraints since the installation was prolon.
2010 April 12 - .
- STS-131 - Wakeup Song: Galileo - .
Flight: STS-131.
"Galileo" by the Indigo Girls for Mission Specialist Dottie Metcalf- Lindenburger and the rest of the crew..
2010 April 13 - .
- STS-131 - Wakeup Song: Miracle of Flight - .
Flight: STS-131.
"Miracle of Flight" by Mike Hyden, played for Mission Specialist Clayton Anderson..
2010 April 13 - .
- EVA STS-131-3 - .
Crew: Anderson, Clayton,
Mastracchio.
EVA Duration: 0.27 days. Nation: USA.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-17,
Soyuz TMA-18,
STS-131.
The fluid lines were connected to the new ammonia tank and the old tank was moved to the shuttle's payload bay for return to Earth. Micro-meteoroid debris shields from the Quest airlock which were no longer necessary were brought inside the airlock for re.
2010 April 14 - .
- STS-131 - Wakeup Song: The Earth in the Color of Lapis Lazuli - .
Flight: STS-131.
"The Earth in the Color of Lapis Lazuli" by Seiko Matsuda for Naoko Yamazaki..
2010 April 15 - .
- STS-131 - Wakeup Song: Stargate - .
Flight: STS-131.
"Stargate" m Stargate” played for Mission Specialist Rick Mastracchio..
2010 April 16 - .
- STS-131 - Wakeup Song: Joy - .
Flight: STS-131.
"Joy" performed by the Newsboys selected for Pilot James P. Dutton Jr..
2010 April 17 - .
- STS-131 - Wakeup Song: What a Wonderful World - .
Flight: STS-131.
"What a Wonderful World" , by Louis Armstrong for Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson..
2010 April 18 - .
- STS-131 - Wakeup Song: The Star Spangled Banner - .
Flight: STS-131.
"The Star Spangled Banner" ,played for Commander Alan G. Poindexter..
2010 April 19 - .
- STS-131 - Wakeup Song: On the Road Again - .
Flight: STS-131.
"On the Road Again" by Willie Nelson for the crew..
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