KSC-2010-2043

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A crawler-transporter delivers space shuttle Discovery over the flame trench next to the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida before sunrise. Discovery's first motion on its 3.4-mile trip from the Vehicle Assembly Building was at 11:58 p.m. EST March 2. The shuttle was secured on the pad at 6:48 a.m. March 3. Rollout is a significant milestone in launch processing activities. The seven-member STS-131 crew will deliver the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo, filled with resupply stowage platforms and racks, to the International Space Station aboard Discovery. Targeted for launch on April 5, STS-131 will be the 33rd shuttle mission to the station and the 131st shuttle mission overall. For information on the STS-131 mission and crew, visit http:__www.nasa.gov_mission_pages_shuttle_shuttlemissions_sts131_index.html. Photo credit: NASA_Amanda Diller

Date: 2010-03-03
Photographer / author: NASA_Amanda Diller
Collection: KSC
Archive: NASA Image and Video Library
Type: photograph