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MISSION:
STS-113 --
16th ISS
Flight (11A) - P1 Truss Segment |
| Vehicle |
Endeavour/OV-105 |
| Official Launch Date |
November 23, 2002
at 7:49:47 p.m. EST |
| Target Landing Date |
December 7, 2002 at
2:38:25 p.m. EST |
| Mission Duration |
13 days, 18 hours,
48 minutes |
| Crew |
Wetherbee, Lockhart,
Lopez-Alegria, Herrington |
| ISS Crew Up: |
Bowersox, Budarin, Pettit |
| ISS Crew Down: |
Korzun,
Whitson, Treschev |
| Orbital Insertion Altitude/Inclination |
122
nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
 On the fourth day of landing attempts, Commander Jim Wetherbee guided Endeavour to a smooth landing on Runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility marking the completion of a successful mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
After logging 5.74 million statue miles during 215 orbits, Endeavour’s main landing gear touched down at about 2:38 p.m. The crew members were on schedule to exit the Orbiter for the Crew Transfer Vehicle about one hour after landing. The STS-113 crewmembers and the three Expedition 5 crewmembers will return to Houston, Texas, on Monday.
Later today, Endeavour will be towed to a processing facility to begin deservicing and processing for its next mission, the STS-115 mission to the ISS, currently scheduled to launch in May 2003.
Unofficial Shuttle Landing Timetable:
Main Gear: 2:37:12 EST -- 13 days, 18 hours, 47 minutes, 25 seconds MET
Nose Gear: 2:37:23 EST -- 13 days, 18 hours, 47 minutes, 36 seconds MET
Wheel Stop: 2:38:25 EST -- 13 days, 18 hours, 48 minutes, 38 seconds MET
This mission makes the first time in Shuttle program history that a landing has been waved off for three consecutive days.
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