STS-113
2002 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
title: "STS-113" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["space-shuttle-missions", "spacecraft-launched-in-2002"] description: "2002 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS" topic_path: "general/space-shuttle-missions" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-113" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary 2002 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | STS-113 |
| names_list | Space Transportation System-113 |
| image | ISS-05 STS-113 EVA Michael Lopez-Alegria.jpg |
| image_caption | Astronaut Michael López-Alegría climbs the newly-installed P1 truss during the mission's second EVA |
| insignia | STS-113 Patch.svg |
| spacecraft | |
| mission_type | ISS assembly |
| Crew rotation | |
| operator | NASA |
| COSPAR_ID | |
| SATCAT | |
| distance_travelled | 9000000 km |
| mission_duration | 13 days, 18 hours, 48 minutes, 38 seconds |
| launch_mass | 116460 kg |
| landing_mass | 91498 kg |
| payload_mass | 12477 kg |
| launch_site | Kennedy, LC-39A |
| launch_date | UTC |
| landing_date | UTC |
| landing_site | Kennedy, SLF Runway 33 |
| crew_size | 7 |
| crew_members | |
| crew_launching | |
| crew_landing | |
| crew_photo | STS-113 crew.jpg |
| crew_photo_caption | (L-R): Paul S. Lockhart, Michael E. López-Alegría, John B. Herrington, and James D. Wetherbee |
| docking_target | ISS |
| docking_type | dock |
| 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 |
| apsis | gee |
| orbit_reference | Geocentric |
| orbit_regime | Low Earth |
| orbit_periapsis | 379 km |
| orbit_apoapsis | 397 km |
| orbit_period | 92.3 min |
| orbit_inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| programme | Space Shuttle program |
| previous_mission | STS-112 |
| next_mission | STS-107 |
| :: |
| name = STS-113 | names_list = Space Transportation System-113 | image = ISS-05 STS-113 EVA Michael Lopez-Alegria.jpg | image_caption = Astronaut Michael López-Alegría climbs the newly-installed P1 truss during the mission's second EVA | insignia = STS-113 Patch.svg
| spacecraft = | mission_type = ISS assembly Crew rotation | operator = NASA | COSPAR_ID = | SATCAT = | orbits_completed = | distance_travelled = 9000000 km | mission_duration = 13 days, 18 hours, 48 minutes, 38 seconds | launch_mass = 116460 kg | landing_mass = 91498 kg | payload_mass = 12477 kg
| launch_site = Kennedy, LC-39A | launch_date = UTC
| landing_date = UTC | landing_site = Kennedy, SLF Runway 33
| crew_size = 7 | crew_members = | crew_launching = | crew_landing = | crew_photo = STS-113 crew.jpg | crew_photo_caption = (L-R): Paul S. Lockhart, Michael E. López-Alegría, John B. Herrington, and James D. Wetherbee
| docking = |docking_target = ISS |docking_type = dock |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
| apsis = gee | orbit_epoch = | orbit_reference = Geocentric | orbit_regime = Low Earth | orbit_periapsis = 379 km | orbit_apoapsis = 397 km | orbit_period = 92.3 min | orbit_inclination = 51.6 degrees
| programme = Space Shuttle program | previous_mission = STS-112 | next_mission = 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 25 November 2002 to begin seven days of station assembly, spacewalks, and crew and equipment transfers. This was the last flight of Endeavour before entering its Orbiter Major Modification period until STS-118 in 2007, which included modernizing the cockpit, and also the final shuttle mission before the Columbia disaster.
Crew
|terminology = Astronaut |colwidth = 175 |position1 = Commander |crew1_up = USA James D. Wetherbee |flights1_up = Sixth and last |position2 = Pilot |crew2_up = USA Paul S. Lockhart |flights2_up = Second and last |position3 = Mission Specialist 1 |crew3_up = USA Michael López-Alegría |flights3_up = Third |position4 = Mission Specialist 2 Flight Engineer |crew4_up = USA John B. Herrington |flights4_up = Only |position5 = Mission Specialist 3 |crew5_up = USA Kenneth D. Bowersox |flights5_up = Fifth and last |expedition5_up = Expedition 6 |details5_up = ISS Commander |crew5_down = RUSValery G. Korzun |flights5_down = Second and last |expedition5_down = Expedition 5 |details5_down = ISS Commander/Soyuz Commander |agency5_down = RKA |position6 = Mission Specialist 4 |crew6_up = RUS Nikolai M. Budarin |flights6_up = Third and last |expedition6_up = Expedition 6 |details6_up = ISS Flight Engineer/Soyuz Commander |agency6_up = RKA |crew6_down = USA Peggy A. Whitson |flights6_down = First |expedition6_down = Expedition 5 |details6_down = ISS Flight Engineer |position7 = Mission Specialist 5 |crew7_up = USA Donald R. Pettit |flights7_up = First |expedition7_up = Expedition 6 |details7_up = ISS Flight Engineer |crew7_down = RUSSergey Y. Treshchov |flights7_down = Only |expedition7_down = Expedition 5 |details7_down = ISS Flight Engineer |agency7_down = RKA
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 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 the Expedition 6 crew to the station for a four-month increment. The Expedition 5 crew returned to Earth aboard STS-113, ending a 185-day stay in space.
STS-113 came to a close when Endeavour glided in to a landing at Kennedy Space Center on 7 December. It was the 19th flight of Endeavour, 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 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. John Herrington, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space.
STS-113 was the final mission during which Russian cosmonauts flew on the Space Shuttle.
Because Endeavour entered its Orbiter Major Modification period after the Columbia disaster, this was the last shuttle mission to fly with an analog-style cockpit. | date1 = 2002-11-11 00:58:40 | result1 = Scrubbed | reason1 = Technical | decision_date1 = 2002-11-10 21:00 | decision_clock1 = | weathergo1 = 90% | notes1 = Problems with an oxygen system in the orbiter's midbody. | date2 = 2002-11-22 20:15:30 | result2 = Scrubbed | reason2 = Weather | decision_date2 = 2002-11-22 20:05 | decision_clock2 = −00:09:00 hold | weathergo2 = 90% | notes2 = Weather at TAL sites Zaragoza and Moron, Spain. | date3 = 2002-11-23 19:49:47 | result3 = Success | decision_date3 = | decision_clock3 = | weathergo3 = 95% | notes3 = Initial weather reports for TAL sites was not favorable but cleared in time for launch.
Mission parameters
Docking with ISS
- Docked: 25 November 2002, 21:59:00 UTC
- Undocked: 2 December 2002, 20:50:00 UTC
- Time Docked: 6 days, 22 h, 51 min, 00 s
Crew seat assignments
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| Seat | Launch | Landing | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Space Shuttle seating plan.svg | 150px]] | |||||||||
| Seats 1–4 are on the flight deck. | ||||||||||
| Seats 5–7 are on the mid-deck. | ||||||||||
| Wetherbee | ||||||||||
| Lockhart | ||||||||||
| Lopez-Alegria | Unused | |||||||||
| Herrington | ||||||||||
| Bowersox | Lopez-Alegria | |||||||||
| Pettit | Whitson | |||||||||
| Budarin | Korzun | |||||||||
| Unused | Treshchov | |||||||||
| :: |
Spacewalks
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| 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 | ||||
| 48. | STS-113 | ||||
| EVA 2 | Michael López-Alegría | ||||
| John Herrington | 28 November 2002 | ||||
| 18:36 | 29 November 2002 | ||||
| 00:46 | 6 h, 10 min | ||||
| 49. | STS-113 | ||||
| EVA 3 | Michael López-Alegría | ||||
| John Herrington | 30 November 2002 | ||||
| 19:25 | 1 December 2002 | ||||
| 02:25 | 7 h, 00 min | ||||
| :: |
Gallery
File:Shuttle delivers ISS P1 truss.jpg|Endeavour with the P1 Truss segment in its payload bay File:ISS Expedition 6 crew.jpg|Launched Expedition 6 crew L-R: Donald Pettit, Ken Bowersox and Nikolai Budarin File:ISS Expedition 5 crew.jpg|Landed Expedition 5 crew L-R: Valery G. Korzun, Peggy Whitson, and Sergey Y. Treshchev File:Earth's horizon as seen from Shuttle Endeavour.jpg|View of Earth's horizon at sunrise as seen from Endeavour on STS-113. File:ISSafterSTS113.jpg|Illustration of the International Space Station after STS-113 File:ISS Truss structure.jpg|López-Alegría and Herrington installing the P1 Truss segment File:STS-113 Peggy Whitson looks at the International Space Station.jpg|Whitson viewing the ISS after undocking
Notes
References
References
- Harwood, William. (10 November 2002). "Shuttle fueling begins". CBS News.
- Harwood, William. (10 November 2002). "Launch scrubbed by oxygen problem". CBS News.
- Harwood, William. (22 November 2002). "Shuttle grounded by rain in Spain". CBS News.
- "STS-113". Spacefacts.
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