The mission of STS-131 has been extended an extra day to allow NASA more time to study the orbiter's heat shield. A piece of debris struck Discovery during launch, and although NASA says it doesn't believe there's a problem, it has also obviously decided to be as sure as possible.
The extra day at ISS also gives the combined crews of Discovery and ISS more time to get cargo transferred from the shuttle to the station-- and to transfer trash from the station to the shuttle.
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