Discovery Visits the Space Station . ... Credit Copyright: Space Shuttle STS-133 Crew, Space Station Expedition 26 Crew, NASA Explanation: What's happening outside the space station? ... Five days ago, the space shuttle Discovery was launched to the International Space Station , carrying six crew members and the large Leonardo Multi Purpose Logistics Module . Three days ago, as pictured above , the docked shuttle was prepared to be unloaded by the space stations Dextre robot and Canadarm2 . ...