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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1995 (11:54 AM EST)


MISSION: STS-74 -- 2nd MIR DOCKING (Docking Module)
LAUNCH - 3 DAYS

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Pad 39A
TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Nov. 11 at 7:56 a.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: 7 minutes
TARGET MIR DOCKING DATE/TIME: Nov. 14 at about 2:20 a.m.
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Nov. 19 at about 1:25 p.m.
MISSION DURATION: 8 days, 5 hours
CREW SIZE: 5
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 196-245 statute miles/51.6 degrees

NOTE: The countdown for launch of mission STS-74 began at 7 a.m.
today. The seven-minute launch window opens at 7:56 a.m. on Saturday,
Nov. 11. The crew arrived at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at about
10:50 a.m. today. Forecasters are currently predicting a 30 percent
chance of weather violating launch commit criteria on Saturday.

IN WORK TODAY:
· Final vehicle and facility close-outs for launch
· Stowage of flight crew equipment
· Start preparations for servicing fuel cell storage tanks

WORK COMPLETED:
· Begin launch countdown (7 a.m.)
· Crew arrival at Shuttle Landing Facility (10:50 a.m.)
· Countdown preparations
· Aft engine compartment close-outs
· Ordnance installation and hypergolic pressurization

KEY OPERATIONAL MILESTONES:
· Load cryogenic reactants into Atlantis' fuel cell storage tanks (about 3 a.m. Thursday)
· Move Rotating Service Structure to park position (about 1:30 p.m. Friday)
· Begin cryogenic loading of external tank for flight (about 10:36 p.m. Friday)


NOTE: For additional details regarding STS-74 countdown milestones,
please refer to KSC Release No. 121-95.


SUMMARY OF BUILT-IN HOLDS FOR STS-74

    T-TIME     LENGTH OF HOLD             HOLD BEGINS          HOLD ENDS
T-27 hours	 4 hours		11:00 p.m. Wed.	    3:00 a.m. Thurs.
T-19 hours	 8 hours		11:00 a.m. Thurs.   7:00 p.m. Thurs.
T-11 hours	13 hours, 6 minutes	 3:00 a.m. Fri.	    4:06 p.m. Fri.
T-6  hours	 2 hours		 9:06 p.m. Fri.	   11:06 p.m. Fri.
T-3  hours	 2 hours		 2:06 a.m. Sat.	    4:06 a.m. Sat.
T-20 minutes	10 minutes		 6:46 a.m. Sat.	    6:56 a.m. Sat.
T-9  minutes	40 minutes		 7:07 a.m. Sat.	    7:47 a.m. Sat.


CREW FOR MISSION STS-74

Commander (CDR): Ken Cameron
Pilot (PLT): James Halsell
Mission Specialist (MS1): Chris Hadfield
Mission Specialist (MS2): Jerry Ross
Mission Specialist (MS3): William McArthur


SUMMARY OF STS-74 LAUNCH DAY CREW ACTIVITIES

Friday, Nov. 10

10:00 p.m.	Wake up
10:30 p.m.	Breakfast

Saturday, Nov. 11

* 2:51 a.m.	Lunch and crew photo
  3:21 a.m.	Weather briefing (CDR, PLT, MS2)
  3:21 a.m.	Don launch and entry suits (MS1, MS3)
  3:31 a.m.	Don launch and entry suits (CDR, PLT, MS2)
* 3:41 a.m.	Crew suiting photo
* 4:01 a.m.	Depart for launch pad 39A
* 4:41 a.m.	Arrive at white room and begin ingress
* 5:56 a.m.	Close crew hatch
* 7:56 a.m.	Launch

* Televised events (times may vary slightly)
All times Eastern