Discovery supplies the station on STS-131 4/5/10 ~ 6:21:25am Homepage Launch Photos Purchase Photos! Soaring into the spectacular pre-dawn twilight, Discovery's 38th and penultimate journey into space, and the final shuttle night launch, supplied the International Space Station using the reusable Leonardo Multipurpose Logistics Module and delivered a new ammonia tank. Launch took place in a spectacular pre-dawn twilight, and widely considered one of the prettier shuttle launches in memory. The main engine plume was visible in a rare show as the shuttle traveled well downrange, hundreds of miles up the East Coast of the United States. Orbiter belly **RARE PHOTOS: Discovery lifted in VAB** STS-131 crew arrives for TCDT Discovery rolls out to Pad 39A STS-131 payload canister lift Remote setup morning sunrise Sunrise over press site RSS rollback Landing Tow back to OPF <--- STS-130 STS-132 ---> |