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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The astronauts on space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 crew share a meal together in crew quarters in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida before suiting up for launch. From left are Mission Specialists Clayton Anderson and Stephanie Wilson; Pilot James P. Dutton Jr.; Commander Alan Poindexter; and Mission Specialists Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Rick Mastracchio and Naoko Yamazaki of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Liftoff of the STS-131 mission is set for 6:21 a.m. EDT on April 5. 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. 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