Flying Across the Moon
Posted by Prateek Tripathi on Monday, April 12, 2010
The International Space Station flew across the face of the moon over
NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida approximately 15 minutes before
the launch of space shuttle Discovery on the STS-131 mission. Discovery
successfully launched on April 5 and is now docked with the station.
STS-131 will deliver the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo,
filled with supplies, a new crew sleeping quarters and science racks
that will be transferred to the International Space Station's
laboratories. The crew also will switch out a gyroscope on the
station’s truss, install a spare ammonia storage tank and retrieve a
Japanese experiment from the station’s exterior. Image Credit: Photo
courtesy of Fernando Echeverria