STS-113

Infobox Space mission
mission_name = STS-113
insignia = Sts-113-patch.png|165px shuttle = Endeavour
launch_pad = 39-A
launch = November 24, 2002 00:49:47 UTC
landing = December 7, 2002 19:38:25 UTC KSC Runway 33
duration = 13 days, 18:48:38
altitude = 226 km (122 nmi)
inclination = 51.6 degrees
distance = 9 million km (5.75 mi)
crew_photo = STS-113 crew.jpg
crew_caption = (L-R): Paul S. Lockhart, Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, John B. Herrington, and James D. Wetherbee
previous = STS-112
next = STS-107

STS-113 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle " Endeavour". During the 14-day mission in late 2002, "Endeavour" and its crew extended the ISS backbone with the P1 truss and exchanged the Expedition 5 and Expedition 6 crews aboard the station. With Commander Jim Wetherbee and Pilot Paul Lockhart at the controls, "Endeavour" docked with the station on November 25 to begin seven days of station assembly, spacewalks and crew and equipment transfers. This was "Endeavour"’s last flight before entering its Orbiter Major Modification period until 2007, and also the last shuttle mission before the Columbia disaster.

Crew

*James D. Wetherbee (6), Commander
*Paul S. Lockhart (2), Pilot
*Michael Lopez-Alegria (3), Mission Specialist
*John B. Herrington (1), Flight Engineer

Launched ISS Expedition 6 Crew:

*Kenneth D. Bowersox (5), ISS Commander
*Nikolai M. Budarin (3), ISS Flight Engineer - RSA
*Donald R. Pettit (1), ISS Flight Engineer

Landed ISS Expedition 5 Crew:

*Valery G. Korzun (2), ISS Commander - RSA
*Peggy A. Whitson (1), ISS Flight Engineer
*Sergei Y. Treshchev (1), ISS Flight Engineer - RSA

Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission.

Mission highlights

STS-113 was an Assembly Mission (11A) to the International Space Station, delivering the P1 Truss segment, which provides structural support for the Space Station radiators. Mission Specialists John Herrington and Michael Lopez-Alegria 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 the Expedition 6 crew to the station for a four-month increment. The Expedition 5 crew returned to Earth aboard STS-113, ending an 185-day stay in space.

STS-113 came to a close when "Endeavour" glided in to a landing at Kennedy Space Center on December 7. It was the 19th flight of "Endeavour", the 112th shuttle mission, and the 16th shuttle mission to the station. The landing was the first 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. This payload deployed two small satellites which are connected via a 50 ft (15 m) tether.

STS-113 was the last successful mission before STS-107. Gus Loria was originally scheduled to fly as the pilot for this mission, but was replaced due to an injury. His replacement was Paul S. Lockhart

Mission parameters

*Mass:
**"Orbiter Liftoff:" 116,460 kg
**"Orbiter Landing:" 91,498 kg
**"Payload:" 12,477 kg
*Perigee: 379 km
*Apogee: 397 km
*Inclination: 51.6°
*Period: 92.3 min

Docking with ISS

*Docked: November 25, 2002, 21:59:00 UTC
*Undocked: December 2, 2002, 20:50:00 UTC
*Time Docked: 6 days, 22 h, 51 min, 00 s

=Spacewalks=

ee also

* Space science
* Space shuttle
* List of space shuttle missions
* List of human spaceflights chronologically
* List of ISS spacewalks
* List of spacewalks

External links

* [http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-113/mission-sts-113.html NASA mission summary]
* [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts-113/index.html Status reports] - Detailed NASA status reports for each day of the mission.
* [http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos/shuttle112.htm STS-113 Video Highlights]