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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1995 (9:21 AM EST)


MISSION: STS-72 -- SFU-Retrieval & OAST-Flyer

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: Vehicle Assembly Building
TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan. 11 at 4:18 a.m. EST
LAUNCH WINDOW: 60 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Jan. 20 at 2:54 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 8 days, 22 hours, 36 minutes
CREW SIZE: 6
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 288 statute miles/28.45 degrees

NOTE: Endeavour was moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building at about 9
p.m. yesterday after completion of final inspections on the landing
gear. Today, the orbiter will be mated to the external tank and solid
rocket boosters with hard mate expected by early this evening. This
weekend, the Shuttle interface verification test will begin. Rollout
to Pad 39B is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 6.

KEY STS-72 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Rollout to pad 39B (7 a.m. Dec. 6)
* Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (Dec. 11-12)
* Main engine flight readiness tests (Dec. 18-19)


MISSION: STS-75 -- TETHERED SATELLITE-1R & USMP-3

VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Feb. 22
LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 30 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: March 7
MISSION DURATION: 13 days, 16 hours
CREW SIZE: 7
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 184 statute miles/28.45 degrees

NOTE: Work today includes continued servicing of Freon coolant loop
no. 1 on Columbia. Servicing is being conducted to permit replacement
of the flow proportional valve and pump filters. The forward reaction
control system is at the Hypergolic Maintenance Facility for
post-flight assessments and to replace a faulty thruster. Also,
preparations are continuing to remove auxiliary power unit no. 1 next
week. In the Vehicle Assembly Building, stacking of the STS-75 solid
rocket boosters is underway.

KEY STS-75 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Install main engines (Dec. 11-12)
* Install forward reaction control system (Dec. 13)


MISSION: STS-76 -- 3rd MIR DOCKING

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: March 21
LAUNCH WINDOW: about 6 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: March 30
MISSION DURATION: 10 days (+1)
CREW SIZE: 6 up -- 5 down
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 196-245 statute miles/51.6 degrees

NOTE: Functional tests of the forward reaction control system is on
going in the OPF. SCAPE operations will begin tonight to drain any
remaining hazardous reactants from the reaction control system.
Tomorrow, the orbiter docking system will be removed from the
orbiter’s payload bay and transferred to the Vehicle Assembly
Building.

KEY STS-76 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Remove orbiter docking system (Dec. 2)
* Remove main engines (Dec. 12)
* Remove remote manipulator system (Dec. 12)

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