STS-131 Moving Along

Shuttle Discovery is now docked at ISS and the crew has successfully transferred the Leonardo cargo module from the shuttle payload bay to the space station. The next task is to unload the equipment and supplies packed inside the module for the trip. Later in the mission, shuttle astronauts will perform a spacewalk to attach the module to ISS in its correct position.

NASA is also studying Discovery's heat shield. A piece of debris seems to have struck the orbiter during launch, and NASA is trying to determine if any of the tiles are damaged. So far, NASA doesn't seem too concerned, but it is continuing to work the potential problem.