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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1995 (11:21 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 remains scheduled rollout to Pad 39B tomorrow morning
with first motion out of the Vehicle Assembly Building set for about
7 a.m. Currently in work in the Vehicle Assembly Building is the
shuttle interface verification test.

KEY STS-72 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Rollout to pad 39B (7 a.m. Dec. 6)
* Crew arrival for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (11 a.m. Dec. 10)
* 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 removing auxiliary power unit no. 1 and
replacing fuel cell no. 1. In the Vehicle Assembly Building, stacking
of the STS-75 solid rocket boosters is underway. The orbiter’s
thermal protection chin panel will be installed tomorrow.

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 and check-out of the forward reaction control
system is complete and any remaining hazardous reactants from the
reaction control system have been removed. Also, the orbiter docking
system has been removed from the orbiter’s payload bay and
transferred to the Vehicle Assembly Building. Preparations are
underway to remove the tunnel adapter from the payload bay.

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


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