 AstronautMichael López-Alegría climbs the newly-installedP1 truss during the mission's second EVA | |
| Names | Space Transportation System-113 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS assembly Crew rotation |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 2002-052A |
| SATCATno. | 27556 |
| Mission duration | 13 days, 18 hours, 48 minutes, 38 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 9,000,000 kilometres (5,600,000 mi) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Endeavour |
| Launch mass | 116,460 kilograms (256,750 lb) |
| Landing mass | 91,498 kilograms (201,719 lb) |
| Payload mass | 12,477 kilograms (27,507 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 7 |
| Members | |
| Launching | |
| Landing | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 November 2002, 00:49:47 (2002-11-24UTC00:49:47Z) UTC |
| Launch site | Kennedy,LC-39A |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 7 December 2002, 19:38:25 (2002-12-07UTC19:38:26Z) UTC |
| Landing site | Kennedy,SLF Runway 33 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 379 kilometres (235 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 397 kilometres (247 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Period | 92.3 min |
| Docking withISS | |
| Docking port | PMA-2(Destiny forward) |
| Docking date | 25 November 2002, 21:59 UTC |
| Undocking date | 2 December 2002, 20:50 UTC |
| Time docked | 6 days, 22 hours, 51 minutes |
  (L-R):Paul S. Lockhart,Michael E. López-Alegría,John B. Herrington, andJames D. Wetherbee | |
STS-113 was aSpace Shuttle mission to theInternational Space Station (ISS) flown bySpace ShuttleEndeavour. During the 14-day mission in late 2002,Endeavour and its crew extended the ISS backbone with theP1 truss and exchanged theExpedition 5 andExpedition 6 crews aboard the station. With commanderJim Wetherbee and pilotPaul Lockhart at the controls,Endeavour docked with the station on 25 November 2002 to begin seven days of station assembly, spacewalks, and crew and equipment transfers. This was the last flight ofEndeavour before entering its Orbiter Major Modification period untilSTS-118 in 2007, which includedmodernizing the cockpit, and also the final shuttle mission before theColumbia disaster.
| Position | Launching Astronaut | Landing Astronaut |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  James D. WetherbeeSixth and last spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Paul S. Lockhart Second and last spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 1 | Michael López-Alegría Third spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 2 Flight Engineer | John B. Herrington Only spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 3 | Kenneth D. Bowersox Expedition 6 Fifth and last spaceflight ISS Commander |  Valery G. Korzun,RKAExpedition 5 Second and last spaceflight ISS Commander/Soyuz Commander |
| Mission Specialist 4 | Nikolai M. Budarin,RKA Expedition 6 Third and last spaceflight ISS Flight Engineer/Soyuz Commander | Peggy A. Whitson Expedition 5 First spaceflight ISS Flight Engineer |
| Mission Specialist 5 | Donald R. Pettit Expedition 6 First spaceflight ISS Flight Engineer | Sergey Y. Treshchov,RKA Expedition 5 Only spaceflight ISS Flight Engineer |
STS-113 was an Assembly Mission (11A) to theInternational Space Station, delivering theP1 Truss segment, which provides structural support for the Space Station radiators. Mission SpecialistsJohn Herrington andMichael López-Alegría performed three spacewalks to activate and outfit the P1. The STS-113 crew and both Expedition crews transferred about 1,969 kilograms (4,340 pounds) of cargo between the shuttle and station.
STS-113 delivered theExpedition 6 crew to the station for a four-month increment. TheExpedition 5 crew returned to Earth aboard STS-113, ending a 185-day stay in space.
STS-113 came to a close whenEndeavour glided in to a landing atKennedy Space Center on 7 December. It was the 19th flight ofEndeavour, the 112th shuttle mission, and the 16th shuttle mission to the station. The landing was the first (and only) time a mission ended on the fourth day of landing attempts.
Also carried aboard STS-113 was the Micro-Electromechanical System (MEMS) based Pico Satellite Inspector (MEPSI). This payload deployed two small satellites which are connected via a 15 metres (49 ft) tether.
STS-113 was the last successful mission beforeSTS-107.Gus Loria was originally scheduled to fly as the pilot for this mission, but was replaced due to an injury. His replacement wasPaul S. Lockhart. John Herrington, a member of theChickasaw Nation, became the first enrolled member of aNative American tribe to fly in space.[note 1]
STS-113 was the final mission during which Russian cosmonauts flew on the Space Shuttle.
BecauseEndeavour entered its Orbiter Major Modification period after theColumbia disaster, this was the last shuttle mission to fly with an analog-style cockpit.
| Attempt | Planned | Result | Turnaround | Reason | Decision point | Weather go (%) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Nov 2002, 12:58:40 am | Scrubbed | — | Technical | 10 Nov 2002, 9:00 pm | 90%[1] | Problems with an oxygen system in the orbiter's midbody.[2] |
| 2 | 22 Nov 2002, 8:15:30 pm | Scrubbed | 11 days 19 hours 17 minutes | Weather | 22 Nov 2002, 8:05 pm (T−00:09:00 hold) | 90% | Weather at TAL sites Zaragoza and Moron, Spain.[3] |
| 3 | 23 Nov 2002, 7:49:47 pm | Success | 0 days 23 hours 34 minutes | 95%[3] | Initial weather reports for TAL sites was not favorable but cleared in time for launch. |
| Seat[4] | Launch | Landing |  Seats 1–4 are on the flight deck. Seats 5–7 are on the mid-deck. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wetherbee | ||
| 2 | Lockhart | ||
| 3 | Lopez-Alegria | Unused | |
| 4 | Herrington | ||
| 5 | Bowersox | Lopez-Alegria | |
| 6 | Pettit | Whitson | |
| 7 | Budarin | Korzun | |
| 8 | Unused | Treshchov | |
| Mission | Spacewalkers | Start – UTC | End – UTC | Duration | Mission | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47. | STS-113 EVA 1 | Michael López-Alegría John Herrington | 26 November 2002 19:49 | 27 November 2002 02:34 | 6 h, 45 min | Install P1 truss |
| 48. | STS-113 EVA 2 | Michael López-Alegría John Herrington | 28 November 2002 18:36 | 29 November 2002 00:46 | 6 h, 10 min | Install TV cameras, move CETA |
| 49. | STS-113 EVA 3 | Michael López-Alegría John Herrington | 30 November 2002 19:25 | 1 December 2002 02:25 | 7 h, 00 min | Inspect Mobile Transporter |
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