Mike Curie/STS-131 Launch Commentator: This is Shuttle Launch Control.
We are now taking live pictures of Discovery's astronauts in the crew quarters at the Operations (and)
Checkout Building as they are getting into their orange launch-and-entry suits and preparing for their trip out to the pad.
That's pilot Jim Dutton, being assisted with his orange ACES suit, getting the gloves on.
Mission Specialist 1 Rick Mastracchio, looking at ease, confident and ready to fly today.
And Clay Anderson, mission specialist 5, a veteran of a long-duration space station flight, getting ready for his mission.
He'll be one of two spacewalkers along with Rick Mastracchio on STS-131. Mission Specialist 3 Stephanie Wilson.
She's a veteran of two spaceflights, STS-121 and STS-120. Thumbs-up, she's ready to go.
And our Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Naoko Yamazaki. A big wave for the cameras and a thumbs-up.
She's one of three Discovery women astronauts who will be joining a female aboard the International Space Station.
There's Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger. She's Mission Specialist 2, making her first spaceflight.
She's a former high school science teacher turned astronaut. And she looks very excited.
And we see the astronauts for Discovery's STS-131 mission, waving at the camera, excited to be heading toward the elevator.
That means they'll be on their way out to the launch pad aboard the Astrovan shortly.
Several management astronauts in trail, trailing them.
Over 100 news media await the arrival of Discovery's crew, and here they are.
(Cheers)