STS-113 was a
Space ShuttleThe Space Shuttle, part of the Space Transportation System , is a spacecraft operated by NASA for orbital human spaceflight missions. It began operations in the 1980s and is scheduled to be retired from service in 2010 after 134 launches...
mission to the
International Space StationThe International Space Station is an internationally developed research facility currently being assembled in Low Earth Orbit. On-orbit construction of the station began in 1998 and is scheduled to be completed by 2011, with operations continuing until at least 2015...
(ISS) flown by Space Shuttle
EndeavourSpace Shuttle Endeavour is one of three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of NASA, the space agency of the United States. Endeavour is the fifth and final spaceworthy NASA space shuttle to be built, constructed as a replacement for Challenger...
. During the 14-day mission in late 2002,
Endeavour and its crew extended the ISS backbone with the
P1 trussThe Integrated Truss Structure forms the backbone of the International Space Station, with mountings for unpressurized logistics carriers, radiators, solar arrays, and other equipment....
and exchanged the
Expedition 5Expedition 5 was the fifth expedition to the International Space Station.- Crew :- Mission parameters :*Perigee: 384 km*Apogee: 396 km*Inclination: 51.6°*Period: 92 min
*Docked: STS-111; June 7, 2002, 16:25 UTC...
and
Expedition 6Expedition 6 was the sixth expedition to the International Space Station.- Crew :- Mission parameters :* Perigee: 384 km* Apogee: 396 km* Inclination: 51.6°* Period: 92 min* Docked: November 25, 2002, 21:59 UTC...
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.
STS-113 was a
Space ShuttleThe Space Shuttle, part of the Space Transportation System , is a spacecraft operated by NASA for orbital human spaceflight missions. It began operations in the 1980s and is scheduled to be retired from service in 2010 after 134 launches...
mission to the
International Space StationThe International Space Station is an internationally developed research facility currently being assembled in Low Earth Orbit. On-orbit construction of the station began in 1998 and is scheduled to be completed by 2011, with operations continuing until at least 2015...
(ISS) flown by Space Shuttle
EndeavourSpace Shuttle Endeavour is one of three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of NASA, the space agency of the United States. Endeavour is the fifth and final spaceworthy NASA space shuttle to be built, constructed as a replacement for Challenger...
. During the 14-day mission in late 2002,
Endeavour and its crew extended the ISS backbone with the
P1 trussThe Integrated Truss Structure forms the backbone of the International Space Station, with mountings for unpressurized logistics carriers, radiators, solar arrays, and other equipment....
and exchanged the
Expedition 5Expedition 5 was the fifth expedition to the International Space Station.- Crew :- Mission parameters :*Perigee: 384 km*Apogee: 396 km*Inclination: 51.6°*Period: 92 min
*Docked: STS-111; June 7, 2002, 16:25 UTC...
and
Expedition 6Expedition 6 was the sixth expedition to the International Space Station.- Crew :- Mission parameters :* Perigee: 384 km* Apogee: 396 km* Inclination: 51.6°* Period: 92 min* Docked: November 25, 2002, 21:59 UTC...
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
Mission highlights
STS-113 was an Assembly Mission (11A) to the
International Space StationThe International Space Station is an internationally developed research facility currently being assembled in Low Earth Orbit. On-orbit construction of the station began in 1998 and is scheduled to be completed by 2011, with operations continuing until at least 2015...
, delivering the
P1 TrussThe Integrated Truss Structure forms the backbone of the International Space Station, with mountings for unpressurized logistics carriers, radiators, solar arrays, and other equipment....
segment, which provides structural support for the Space Station radiators. Mission Specialists
John HerringtonJohn Bennett Herrington is an American astronaut and a veteran of one space shuttle mission. He is the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space....
and
Michael Lopez-AlegriaMiguel Eladio "LA" López-Alegría is a Spanish American astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission....
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 6Expedition 6 was the sixth expedition to the International Space Station.- Crew :- Mission parameters :* Perigee: 384 km* Apogee: 396 km* Inclination: 51.6°* Period: 92 min* Docked: November 25, 2002, 21:59 UTC...
crew to the station for a four-month increment. The
Expedition 5Expedition 5 was the fifth expedition to the International Space Station.- Crew :- Mission parameters :*Perigee: 384 km*Apogee: 396 km*Inclination: 51.6°*Period: 92 min
*Docked: STS-111; June 7, 2002, 16:25 UTC...
crew returned to Earth aboard STS-113, ending an 185-day stay in space.
STS-113 came to a close when
EndeavourSpace Shuttle Endeavour is one of three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of NASA, the space agency of the United States. Endeavour is the fifth and final spaceworthy NASA space shuttle to be built, constructed as a replacement for Challenger...
glided in to a landing at
Kennedy Space CenterThe John F. Kennedy Space Center is the NASA space vehicle launch facility and Launch Control Center on Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida, United States. The site is near Cape Canaveral, midway between Miami and Jacksonville, Florida. It is long and around wide, covering . A total of...
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-107STS-107 was a space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Columbia, launched January 16, 2003. This was a multi-disciplinary microgravity and Earth science research mission with a multitude of international scientific investigations conducted continuously during 16 days in orbit.The...
.
Gus LoriaChristopher Joseph "Gus" Loria is a United States Marine Corps officer and a former NASA astronaut. He was originally scheduled to fly on STS-113 as pilot, however he was grounded from spaceflight due to a severe back injury.-Personal:Born July 9, 1960 in Belmont, Massachusetts. He considers...
was originally scheduled to fly as the pilot for this mission, but was replaced due to an injury. His replacement was Paul S. Lockhart
STS-113 was the final mission during which Russian cosmonauts flew on the Space Shuttle.
Mission parameters
- Mass
In physics, mass commonly refers to any of three properties of matter, which have been shown experimentally to be equivalent: inertial mass, active gravitational mass and passive gravitational mass...
:
- Orbiter Liftoff: 116,460 kg
- Orbiter Landing: 91,498 kg
- Payload: 12,477 kg
- Perigee: 379 km
- Apogee: 397 km
- Inclination
Inclination in general is the angle between a reference plane and another plane or axis of direction.- Orbits :The inclination is one of the six orbital parameters describing the shape and orientation of a celestial orbit...
: 51.6°
- Period
The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object.When mentioned without further qualification in astronomy this refers to the sidereal period of an astronomical object, which is calculated with respect to the stars.There are several kinds of...
: 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
|
Mission |
Spacewalkers |
Start - UTC |
End - UTC |
Duration |
Mission |
| 47. |
STS-113
EVA 1 |
Michael Lopez-AlegriaMiguel Eladio "LA" López-Alegría is a Spanish American astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission....
John HerringtonJohn Bennett Herrington is an American astronaut and a veteran of one space shuttle mission. He is the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space....
|
November 26, 2002
19:49 |
November 27, 2002
02:34 |
6 h, 45 min |
Install P1 truss |
| 48. |
STS-113
EVA 2 |
Michael Lopez-AlegriaMiguel Eladio "LA" López-Alegría is a Spanish American astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission....
John HerringtonJohn Bennett Herrington is an American astronaut and a veteran of one space shuttle mission. He is the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space....
|
November 28, 2002
18:36 |
November 29, 2002
00:46 |
6 h, 10 min |
Install TV cameras, move CETA |
| 49. |
STS-113
EVA 3 |
Michael Lopez-AlegriaMiguel Eladio "LA" López-Alegría is a Spanish American astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission....
John HerringtonJohn Bennett Herrington is an American astronaut and a veteran of one space shuttle mission. He is the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space....
|
November 30, 2002
19:25 |
December 1, 2002
02:25 |
7 h, 00 min |
Inspect Mobile Transporter |
See also
- Space science
Space science is an all-encompassing term that describes all of the various science fields that are concerned with the study of the Universe, generally also meaning "excluding the Earth" and "outside of the Earth's atmosphere". Originally, all of these fields were considered part of astronomy...
- Space shuttle
The Space Shuttle, part of the Space Transportation System , is a spacecraft operated by NASA for orbital human spaceflight missions. It began operations in the 1980s and is scheduled to be retired from service in 2010 after 134 launches...
- List of space shuttle missions
- List of human spaceflights chronologically
- List of ISS spacewalks
- List of spacewalks
External links
- NASA mission summary
- Status reports - Detailed NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program. NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958, replacing its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for...
status reports for each day of the mission.
- STS-113 Video Highlights