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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-131 Commander Alan Poindexter arrives at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a T-38 aircraft. The STS-131 crew members are at Kennedy for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT, a dress rehearsal for launch. The seven-member crew will deliver the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo, filled with resupply stowage platforms and racks, to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Discovery. STS-131, targeted for launch on April 5, 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_Kim Shiflett