CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Inside the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Equipment Support Structure Carrier carrying the Ammonia Tank Assembly, is lifted by crane for installation into the payload canister. The carrier is part of the STS-131 mission payload for delivery to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Discovery. The STS-131 mission will also deliver the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo, filled with resupply stowage platforms and science racks to the station. STS-131, targeted for launch on April 5, will be the 33rd shuttle mission to the station and the 131st shuttle mission overall. For more information on the mission and crew, visit http:__www.nasa.gov_mission_pages_shuttle_shuttlemissions_sts131_index.htm. Photo credit: NASA_Glen Benson
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