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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
FERRY FLIGHT UPDATE

April 12, 1996 9:07 AM

Ferry flight status #4  

The orbiter Atlantis riding atop the modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 
(SCA) remained overnight at Dyess AFB, Abilene, Tx., after arriving there 
yesterday at about 4:55 p.m. EDT.

The orbiter/SCA departed Dyess today at about 8:05 a.m. EDT en route to 
Eglin AFB, Fla., for a refueling stop before continuing its final leg of the 
trip back to KSC. The vehicle is expected to land at KSC's Shuttle Landing 
Facility at 1 - 1:30 p.m. today, weather permitting. (There is a remote 
possibility of an in-flight decision directing the vehicle to continue 
directly to KSC without stopping at Eglin, but only if fuel consumption 
allows. If this happens, arrival at KSC could be as early as 11 a.m.)

Weather forecasters have indicated no serious weather concerns for the 
remainder of the trip today.

The orbiter Atlantis departed Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., at 12 noon EDT 
Thursday and stopped briefing at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Az. The vehicle 
continued on to Dyess where it remained overnight.

Bruce Buckingham
NASA KSC Newsroom