Space Shuttle Crew STS113 2008

Space Shuttle Crew STS - 113: Commander - James D. Wetherbee Pilot - Paul S. Lockhart Mission Specialist 1 - Michael Lopez-Alegria Mission Specialist 2 - John B. Herrington Mission Specialist 3 - Kenneth D. Bowersox ISS Commander - Valery G. Korzun, RKA Mission Specialist 4 - Nikolai M. Budarin, RKA ISS Flight Engineer - Peggy A. Whitson Mission Specialist 5 - Donald R. Pettit ISS Flight Engineer - Sergei Y. Treshchev, RKA 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. STS-113 was the final mission during which Russian cosmonauts flew on the Space Shuttle.