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NASA Sets Space Shuttle Discovery STS-131 Launch Date

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station with a launch at 6:21 a.m. EDT on April 5 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in ...
SpaceNews

Shuttle Discovery’s Processing Milestones Updated for STS-131

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Due to cold temperatures that are expected to continue throughout the weekend, NASA managers at Kennedy Space Center in Florida now are targeting the start of shuttle ...
Aviation Week

NASA Sets April 5 Launch Date For STS-131

SHUTTLE SET: NASA has set a launch time of 6:21 a.m. EDT April 5 for space shuttle mission STS-131 to the International space Station, following a flight readiness review March 26 at which mission ...
The Times Leader

The STS-131 crew is at Kennedy Space Center for a practice c

The STS-131 crew is at Kennedy Space Center for a practice countdown, getting ready for the scheduled launch of Discovery on April 5. The crew gathered for a photo near the flame trench of launch pad ...
Science Daily

Growing knowledge in space: Studying what effects microgravity has on plant cell walls, root growth patterns and gene regulation

Plants are critical in supporting life on Earth, and with help from an experiment that flew onboard space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 mission, they also could transform living in space. NASA's Kennedy ...