This week in 2010, space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-131, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on the 33rd shuttle mission to the International Space Station. Discovery delivered a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module filled with science racks that were transferred to laboratories on the station. The modules were built by the Italian Space Agency and managed by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. Today, the Payload Operations Integration Center at Marshall serves as “science central” for the space station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory’s science experiments. After 20 years of continuous human presence, the space station remains the sole space-based proving ground and stepping stone toward achieving the goals of the Artemis program. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage. (NASA)