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<tr><th>Orbit altitude:</th><td>226 km (122 nmi)</td></tr><tr><th>Orbit inclination:</th><td>51.6 degrees</td></tr><tr><th>Distance traveled:</th><td>9 million km (5.75 mi)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="background:#FFDEAD; text-align: center">Crew photo</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">Image:STS-113 crew.jpg
(L-R): James D. Wetherbee, Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Paul S. Lockhart, and John B. Herrington(no Expedition 5/6 crew photo available)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="background:#FFDEAD; text-align: center">Navigation</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2">

STS-113 <tr><th colspan="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="background:#FFDEAD; text-align: center">Mission insignia</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>

Mission statistics
Mission name:	STS-113 <tr><th>Shuttle:</th><td>Endeavour</td></tr><tr><th>Launch pad:</th><td>39-A</td></tr>
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

Previous mission	Next mission
STS-112	STS-107

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STS-113 was a 14-day NASA mission in late 2002 during which the Space Shuttle Endeavour and its crew extended the International Space Station's 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.

Contents 1 Mission highlights 2 Crew 3 Mission parameters 3.1 Docking with ISS 3.2 Spacewalks 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Crew

Part of the STS-113 mission was the transport of International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 6 crew members Kenneth D. Bowersox, Nikolai M. Budarin, and Donald R. Pettit to the ISS return of Expedition 5 crew members Valery G. Korzun, Peggy A. Whitson, and Sergei Y. Treschev to Earth.

• James D. Wetherbee (6), Commander - NASA
• Paul S. Lockhart (2), Pilot - NASA
• Michael Lopez-Alegria (3), Mission Specialist - NASA
• John B. Herrington (1), Mission Specialist - NASA
• Kenneth D. Bowersox (5) [ascent only] - ISS Commander - NASA
• Nikolai M. Budarin (3) [ascent only] - ISS Flight Engineer - RSA
• Donald R. Pettit (1) [ascent only] - ISS Flight Engineer - NASA
• Valery G. Korzun (2) [descent only] - ISS Commander - RSA
• Peggy A. Whitson (1) [descent only] - ISS Flight Engineer - NASA
• Sergei Y. Treschev (1) [descent only] - ISS Flight Engineer - RSA

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Spacewalks

	Mission	Spacewalkers	Start - UTC	End - UTC	Duration	Mission
47.	STS-113 EVA 1	Michael Lopez-Alegria John Herrington	November 26, 2002 19:49	November 27, 2002 02:34	6 h, 45 min	Install P1 truss
48.	STS-113 EVA 2	Michael Lopez-Alegria John Herrington	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-Alegria John Herrington	November 30, 2002 19:25	December 1, 2002 02:25	7 h, 00 min	Inspect Mobile Transporter

[edit] See also

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

[edit] External links

• NASA mission summary
• Status reports - Detailed NASA status reports for each day of the mission.

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Upcoming: STS-116 | STS-117 | Soyuz TMA-10 | STS-118 | STS-120

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