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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1996  (10:52 AM EDT)

KSC Public Affairs Contact: Bruce Buckingham (fax 407-867-2692)
E-mail: Bruce.Buckingham-1@kmail.ksc.nasa.gov


MISSION: STS-79 -- 4th MIR DOCKING & SPACEHAB DM

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION:  Vehicle Assembly Building
TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: September 12 at about 6:26 a.m. (EDT)
LAUNCH WINDOW: 7-10 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: September 21 at about 11:30 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 9 days, 5 hours
CREW SIZE: 6
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 196-245 statute miles/51.6 degrees

NOTE: Close-outs of the replacement solid rocket booster's (SRB) will 
continue through the weekend in the Vehicle Assembly Building as 
preparations are made to mate the external tank to the boosters on Monday. 
Meanwhile, Atlantis was demated from the original set of SRBs this morning 
and will be transported to Orbiter Processing Facility bay no. 3 later this 
afternoon. Atlantis will return to the VAB on Aug. 13 to be mated to the 
replacement stack.

     STS-79's original set of SRBs are scheduled to be used on mission 
STS-81 after they are destacked, cleaned, inspected and restacked. 
Destacking is scheduled to begin with removal of the external tank next 
Thursday.

KEY STS-79 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
Move Atlantis to OPF bay 3 (today)
Mate external tank to solid rocket boosters (Monday)
Transport orbiter back to VAB and mate with new set of SRBs (Aug. 13)
Roll out Space Shuttle to Pad 39A (Aug. 20)
STS-79 Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (Aug. 27-28)


MISSION: STS-80 -- WAKE SHIELD FACILITY-3 and ORFEUS-SPAS-2

VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1
TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: (no earlier than) Oct. 31 at 2:40 p.m. (EST)
LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 20 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: (no earlier than) Nov. 16 at 7:25 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 16 days
CREW SIZE: 5
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 218 statute miles/28.45 degrees

NOTE: Functional tests on the orbital maneuvering system is complete to 
date. Preparations are now in work to begin removing the Space Shuttle main 
engines next week.

KEY STS-80 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
Begin removing Space Shuttle main engines (Aug. 7)
Complete installation of main engines (about Aug. 15)

NOTE: MISSION STS-81, ATLANTIS, IS TARGETED FOR LAUNCH ABOUT JAN. 16, 1997. 
SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS WILL BE ISSUED FOLLOWING MISSION STS-79.


MISSION: STS-82 -- HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE SERVICING MISSION-2

VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION:  Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: February 13, 1997
LAUNCH WINDOW: 61 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: February 23, 1997
MISSION DURATION: 9 days, 22 hours
CREW SIZE: 7
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 360 statute miles/28.45 degrees

NOTE: Preparations to install the right hand orbital maneuvering system pod 
and work to complete the installation of the remote manipulator system 
continues this week. Also, hydraulic operations and check-outs are underway 
today.

KEY OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
Complete installation of right hand orbital maneuvering system pod (about 
  Aug. 7)
Remote manipulator system installation complete (Aug. 20)
Install forward reaction control system (about Aug. 28)
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