GO TO THE PREVIOUS SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORTDiscovery, scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility today, was waved-off due to fog at KSC and is now scheduled to land on Saturday, July 22. Managers informed the crew of Discovery that the weather at KSC for both opportunities today (7:54 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.) was unacceptable and another try will be made tomorrow. Saturday’s KSC landing opportunities are at 6:26 a.m. and 8:02 a.m. EDT. A landing opportunity is also available at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., at 9:29 a.m. EDT.GO TO THE NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1995 (2:51 PM EDT) MISSION: STS-70 -- TDRS-G Flight Day 9 VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103 LOCATION: Orbit LAUNCH DATE/TIME: July 13 at 9:41.55 a.m. EDT KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: July 21 at 7:54 a.m. MISSION DURATION: 7 days, 22 hours, 12 minutes ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 184 statute miles/28.45 degrees
The crew for mission STS-70 are: Commander Tom Henricks, Pilot Kevin Kregel, and Mission Specialists Donald Thomas, Nancy Currie and Mary Ellen Weber.
MISSION: STS-69 -- WSF-2 & SPARTAN 201-03 VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105 LOCATION: Pad 39-A TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: August 5 at 10:45 a.m. EDT LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 30 minutes TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: August 16 at 7:14 a.m. MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 20 hours, 29 minutes CREW SIZE: 5 ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 230 statute miles/28.45 degrees IN WORK TODAY: * Wake Shield Facility interface verification test WORK COMPLETED: * Terminal countdown demonstration test KEY OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only): * Replace valve that services hypergolic reactants in right hand OMS pod (July 23-24) * Begin orbiter aft engine compartment close-outs (July 25) * Check-out spacesuits (EMU) for flight (July 27) * Install ordnance (July 28) * Begin countdown for launch (Aug. 2) MISSION: STS-73 -- U.S. MICROGRAVITY LABORATORY-2 VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102 LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Sept. 21 at 9:31 a.m. EDT LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 30 minutes TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Oct. 7 at 7:25 a.m. MISSION DURATION: 15 days, 22 hours CREW SIZE: 7 ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 172 statute miles/39 degrees IN WORK TODAY: * Preparations to install spacelab transfer tunnel on Monday * Repair attach point on right hand orbital maneuvering system pod WORK COMPLETED: * Main engine securing * Pressure check tunnel adapter KEY OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only): * Crew equipment interface test (July 29) * Close payload bay doors (Aug. 7) * Roll to Vehicle Assembly Building (Aug. 18) MISSION: STS-74 -- 2nd MIR DOCKING (Docking Module) VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104 LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2 TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Oct. 26 at 3:08 p.m. EDT LAUNCH WINDOW: 7 minutes ESTIMATED MIR DOCKING DATE/TIME: Oct. 29 at 8:05 a.m. EST TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Nov. 3 at 11:05 a.m. EST MISSION DURATION: 7 days, 20 hours CREW SIZE: 5 ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 196-245 statute miles/51.6 degrees NOTE: Next week orbiter windows 5 and 6 will be replaced and the landing gear and tires removed. Also, preparations are in work to remove the main engines next week. KEY OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only): * Remove main engines (July 24-25)