Mission/Orbiter: STS-131 / Discovery

Crew: Commander: Alan Poindexter, Pilot: James P. Dutton Jr, Mission Specialists: Rick Mastracchio, Stephanie Wilson, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Naoko Yamazaki and Clayton Anderson. Crew bios here.

Note: There are only three scheduled shuttle missions remaining. For you near the launch site, you will see the ISS fly over about 15 minutes before the launch.

Current Status: Go Launched

Launch Date: Monday April 5, 2010 06:21 EDT (10 minute window)

Odds of Launch: >80 percent.

Launch Pad 39A — Webcam Image courtesy: NASA/Kennedy Space Center

NOAA’s Forecast:

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. East wind between 5 and 10 mph.

To keep current with the news about the launch, take a look at NASA’s Launch Blog. Anna Heiney will be giving updates from inside Firing Room 3 at Launch Control. The launch blog will be live at 01:15 EDT. Be sure to refresh your browser to get the latest from that site.

You can catch the launch at NASA-TV