Coverage of STS-111 continues at Part 6 of the Journal.

• 14 June 2002 - Evening Update - Flight Day 10 is over, and it's nearly time to pack up and go home. NASA reports:

  Leonardo Back In Payload Bay
  The Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module was returned to Space Shuttle Endeavour's payload bay. STS-111 Mission Specialist Phillipe Perrin used Endeavour's robot arm to unberth Leonardo from the station, where it has been attached since June 8, and placed it in the payload bay for the trip home. Leonardo carried 4,467 kilograms (9,847 pounds) of supplies and equipment to the space station. That included two new science racks and 3,657 kilograms (8,062 pounds) of supplies and equipment. It contains 2,117 kilograms (4,667 pounds) of items that are returning to Earth. Perrin berthed the cargo carrier into the payload bay Friday at 3:11 p.m. [4:11PM EDT/2011 GMT].

  Also, Cockrell and Pilot Paul Lockhart fired Endeavour's engines to raise the station's orbit. This was the third and final reboost maneuver by STS-111 designed to raise the station's orbit by a total of 9.7 kilometers (6 miles).

  Saturday morning, about 6:30 a.m. [7:30AM EDT/1130 GMT], the hatches between the two spacecraft will close for a final time leaving the Expedition Five crew behind to begin its stay on board the Station. Endeavour is slated to undock from the Station about 9:30 a.m. [10:30AM EDT/1430 GMT]

  Check NASA TV schedule for mission broadcasts/webcasts.

  
  

• 14 June - Afternoon Update - Getting ready for home. NASA reports:

  Leonardo Returns to Payload Bay
  With final transfer activities complete, the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module was detached from the International Space Station today. At 3:11 p.m. Central time [4:11PM EDT/2011 GMT], Leonardo was securely latched in Endeavour's payload bay for a return trip to Earth.

  Also today, Endeavour's small thrusters were used to gently raise the Space Station's altitude by approximately four statute miles. This was the third such reboost maneuver and the result was a total increase in altitude of about six statute miles.

  The two crews will go to sleep just before 7:30 p.m. [8:30PM EDT today/0030 GMT Saturday], waking before 4 a.m. [5AM EDT/0900 GMT] to prepare for Endeavour's departure.

  
  

• 14 June 2002 - Flight Day 10 - The International Space Station will get slightly smaller today, as the Leonardo cargo module is separated from the Station.  NASA reports:

  Leonardo to Return to Payload Bay
  The Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module will return to Space Shuttle Endeavour's payload bay today. STS-111 Commander Ken Cockrell will use Endeavour's robot arm to unberth Leonardo from the station, where it has been attached since June 8, and place it in the payload bay for the trip home. Leonardo -- one of three Italian-built reusable cargo modules -- carried about 2,540 kilograms (5,600 pounds) of equipment and supplies for the station. It contains 2,116 kilograms (4,665 pounds) of items that are returning to Earth. Cockrell is slated to berth the cargo carrier into the payload bay at 3:15 p.m. [4:14PM EDT/2015 GMT].

  Also, Cockrell and Pilot Paul Lockhart are slated to fire Endeavour's engines today to raise the station's orbit. This will be the third and final reboost maneuver by STS-111 designed to raise the station's orbit by a total of 9.7 kilometers (6 miles).

  The seven shuttle crewmembers were awakened to the U.S. national anthem to mark Flag Day. Endeavour is slated to undock from the station at 9:32 a.m. CDT [10:32AM EDT/1432 GMT] Saturday.

  Watch NASA TV on Friday to see live interviews for “Flags for Heroes and Families” with NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe and Expedition Three Commander Frank Culbertson at 5 a.m. CDT [6AM EDT/1000 GMT]. At 1:30 p.m. CDT [2:20PM EDT/1830 GMT] Friday, NASA will return the World Trade Center flag to New York in an event to commemorate Flag Day at the American Museum of Natural History. Then, STS-111 spacewalkers Franklin Chang-Díaz and Philippe Perrin will participate in interviews with CBS and CNN Español at 4:23 p.m. CDT [5:23PM EDT/2123 GMT]. NASA TV Schedule

  Today is Flag Day in the U.S. You know what to do!

• 13 June 2002 - Evening Update - Flight Day 9 draws to a close, and we are done with all three spacewalks.  NASA reports:

  Spacewalkers Replace Wrist Roll Joint
  STS-111’s third and final spacewalk is in the books. Mission Specialists Philippe Perrin and Franklin Chang- Díaz replaced a wrist roll joint on Canadarm2, the International Space Station’s robot arm. The faulty joint was replaced due to an electronic problem that the arm experienced in March. Astronaut Dan Bursch and Cosmonaut Valery Korzun checked out the arm following installation of the joint. The spacewalk, which lasted 7 hours and 17 minutes, concluded at 5:33 p.m. CDT [6:33PM EDT/2233 GMT] Friday. Pilot Paul Lockhart coordinated the spacewalk activities, and STS-111 Commander Ken Cockrell operated Space Shuttle Endeavour’s robot arm.

  Now attention turns to Endeavour’s departure from the station. The Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, filled with cargo returning to Earth, will be unberthed from the station and returned to the shuttle’s payload bay Friday afternoon. Endeavour is scheduled to undock from the station at 9:32 a.m. CDT [10:32AM EDT/1432 GMT] Saturday.

  NASA Gallery has Flight Day 7 and Flight Day 8 images.

  
  

• 13 June - 5PM EDT Update - Roughly 2 hours left in today's spacewalk, and things are going well. NASA report has been moved to the EVA Log.

  
  

• 13 June - 4PM EDT Update - The spacewalking twosome continue their work outside the Space Station. Astronauts Chang-Diaz and Perrin were running behind in their scheduled tasks, but they have caught up now. NASA report has been moved to the EVA Log.

  Videos from Flight Day 7 and Flight Day 8 are up at the NASA Gallery.

  
  

• 13 June - Afternoon Update - The last spacewalk of Endeavour's mission is in progress.  NASA reports:

  Today's Webcast... Spacewalk
  Endeavour astronauts Franklin Chang-Diaz and Philippe Perrin placed their spacesuits on internal battery power at 10:16 a.m. Central time [11:16AM EDT/1516 GMT], marking the start of the third and final spacewalk of the STS-111 mission.

  Chang-Diaz and Perrin will spend around 7 hours outside the Endeavour/International Space Station complex replacing a faulty wrist roll joint near the hand, or end effector of the seven-jointed Canadarm2 robotic arm on the ISS.

  The wrist component has experienced some electrical problems in one of two redundant power and data channels, and the spacewalk repair effort today will restore the critical robotic arm to full functionality.

  Following installation of the new joint, Expedition Four Flight Engineer Dan Bursch and Expedition Five Commander Valery Korzun will test the arm. Pilot Paul Lockhart is choreographing the spacewalk, and Commander Ken Cockrell is operating Space Shuttle Endeavour's robot arm.

  EVA #3 is scheduled to last until 6:16PM EDT (2216 GMT). Keep an eye on the play-by-play links above right, and watch NASA TV to see it live!

  
  

• 13 June 2002 - Flight Day 9 - EVA #3 is on tap for today. NASA reports:

  STS-111 Crew to Perform Third Spacewalk Today
  STS-111 Mission Specialists Philippe Perrin and Franklin Chang-Díaz are slated to begin STS-111's third spacewalk at 9:43 a.m. CDT [10:43AM/1443 GMT] today. The two astronauts will put a new wrist roll joint on the International Space Station's robotic arm, Canadarm2. Inside Space Shuttle Endeavour, Pilot Paul Lockhart will choreograph the planned seven-hour spacewalk while Commander Ken Cockrell will use the shuttle’s robotic arm to provide television views of the spacewalk.

  Inside the station, STS-111 Astronaut Dan Bursch and Expedition Five Commander Valery Korzun will conduct a checkout of the health of the arm once the new joint is installed. Expedition Five Flight Engineers Peggy Whitson and Sergei Treschev will continue cargo transfer activities throughout the day.

  Click here for Ask the MCC Answers, and click here for Ask the STS-111 Crew Answers.

  Launch replays are available at KSC. CNN interview transcript here. Flight Day 8 video here.

• 12 June 2002 - Evening Update - Docked operations continued today. NASA reports:

  Shuttle Endeavour Gives Station a Boost
  STS-111 Commander Ken Cockrell and Pilot Paul Lockhart fired Space Shuttle Endeavour’s engines Wednesday in a maneuver to raise the International Space Station’s orbit. It was the second of three reboost maneuvers that they will perform. Wednesday’s maneuver raised the station’s orbit 1.5 kilometers (about 1 mile).

  Crewmembers also reviewed the timeline for STS-111’s final spacewalk, which is slated to begin at 9:43 a.m. CDT [10:43AM EDT/1443 GMT] Thursday. Mission Specialists Franklin Chang-Diaz and Philippe Perrin will replace a wrist roll on the station’s robot arm, Canadarm2.

  The two Expedition crews and the STS-111 astronauts continued to load the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module with unneeded items and science results that will return to Earth. Leonardo is slated to be returned to Space Shuttle Endeavour's payload bay Friday. Also, all 10 shuttle and station crewmembers participated in the Joint Crew News Conference...  today.

  Tuesday night, Bursch and Walz broke the record for the longest U.S. space flight at 188 days. Walz also set the U.S. record for the most time in space Wednesday morning at the 223-day mark. They are slated to return to Earth on Monday.

  Watch NASA TV to see coverage of STS-111’s third space walk, beginning at 10:43AM EDT (1443 GMT) tomorrow (Thursday). The Houston Chronicle has Flight Day 7 video.

  
  

• 12 June 2002 - Flight Day 8 - Another workday in orbit, but Endeavour's newest crewmembers are celebrating a milestone. NASA reports:

  Walz, Bursch Set U.S. Space Flight Records
  Expedition Four Flight Engineers Carl Walz and Dan Bursch made history Tuesday night when they broke the U.S. record for the longest space flight. The milestone occurred at 9:19 p.m. CDT Tuesday (0219 GMT Wednesday) when they surpassed Astronaut Shannon Lucid's endurance mark of 188 days. At 1:55 a.m. CDT (0655 GMT) today, Walz surpassed Lucid's record for most time in space for a U.S. astronaut at 223 days. Walz and Bursch, who are now members of Space Shuttle Endeavour's crew, are scheduled to return to Earth on Monday.

  Activities for the STS-111 and International Space Station crews today include the transfer of items to the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module that are returning to Earth and a reboost of the station's orbit by firing Endeavour's engines. Also, crewmembers will review the timeline for STS-111's third and final spacewalk, which is slated to begin at 9:43 a.m. CDT (1443 GMT) Thursday.

  All 10 shuttle and station crewmembers will participate in the Joint Crew News Conference, beginning at 2:53 p.m. CDT [3:53PM EDT/1953 GMT] today. They will field questions from media in the United States, Canada and France.

  Yesterday's spacewalk was the 40th one dedicated to ISS assembly. Tomorrow will see the 41st EVA - the last one for STS-111.

  Watch NASA TV shortly before 11AM EDT today to see Space Station crew interviews.

For previous reports, see Part 4 of our Mission Journal.