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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, members of space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 crew get a close look at the orbiter docking system inside Discovery's payload bay. Dressed in clean room attire, known as 'bunny suits,' are Pilot Jim Dutton, left, and Commander Alan Poindexter. The crew arrived at Kennedy earlier in the day to make final preparations for their launch. On STS-131, the seven-member crew 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. STS-131 is the 33rd shuttle mission to the station and the 131st shuttle mission overall. Launch is set for 6:21 a.m. EDT on April 5. For information on the STS-131 mission and crew, visit http:__www.nasa.gov_mission_pages_shuttle_shuttlemissions_sts131_index.html. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann