The Crew of three will begin living aboard the International Space Station as 6th Crew. The crew includes International Space Station Commander Kennet D. Bowersox (U.S. Astronaut), Nikolai M. Budarin (Russian Cosmonaut) and Donald R. Pettit (U.S. Astronaut) as Flight Engineers.....

ISS Crew #6 Info and ImagesMission Data
Launch Date: November 11, 2002
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle: Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-113

Payload: Crew Exchange: Ex-6 up / Ex-5 down

First left-side truss segment (ITS P1); Crew and Equipment Translation Aid (CETA) Cart B.

1. Delivers the first port truss segment, P1 Truss, to be attached to the central truss segment, S0 Truss. Also includes additional cooling radiators that will remain stowed until flight 12A.1.

2. The Crew and Equipment Translation Aid Cart can be used by space walkers to move along the truss with equipment.

STS-113 will serve as a crew rotation flight. Shuttle Endeavour will deliver the Expedition Six Crew to the station and will return the Expedition Five Crew to Earth.