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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1996 (9:31 AM EST)

KSC Public Affairs Contact: Bruce Buckingham
E-MAIL: Bruce.Buckingham-1@kmail.ksc.nasa.gov

MISSION: STS-75 -- TETHERED SATELLITE-1R & USMP-3

VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
LOCATION: Pad 39B
TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Feb. 22 at 3:18 p.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 30 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: March 7 at 7:32 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 13 days, 16 hours
CREW SIZE: 7
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 184 statute miles/28.45 degrees

NOTE: Work continues to remove and replace the high pressure fuel
turbo pump from main engine no. 1. The old pump will be removed late
tonight and the new pump installed on Saturday. The Terminal
Countdown Demonstration Test is underway and will end with a
simulated main engine cut-off at about 11 a.m. Friday. The Tethered
Satellite System (TSS) and USMP payloads have been installed into the
orbiter’s payload bay. TSS electrical mates are in work today.

IN WORK TODAY:
* Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test
* Remove and replace high pressure fuel turbo pump from main engine no. 1

KEY STS-75 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Payload interface verification test (Saturday/Sunday)
* Flight readiness review (Feb. 9)


MISSION: STS-76 -- 3rd MIR DOCKING

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: March 21 at about 3:35 a.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: about 6 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: March 30 at about 8:05 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 9 days, 4 hours
CREW SIZE: 6 up -- 5 down
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 184 statute miles/51.6 degrees

NOTE: Leak checks of the Orbiter Docking System and the tunnel
adapter continue today. Tunnel installation is set for Friday.

KEY STS-76 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Mate external tank with solid rocket boosters in Vehicle Assembly
Building (Feb. 5)
* Crew equipment interface test (Feb. 8)


MISSION: STS-77 -- SPACEHAB-4 & SPARTAN 207

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3
TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: May 16 at 6:32 a.m.
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: May 26 at 6:49 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 10 days
CREW SIZE: 6
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 176 statute miles/39 degrees

NOTE: Tests of the flash evaporator system continue this week. 
Forward reaction control system functional checks continue in work
today.

KEY STS-77 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Remove Space Shuttle main engines (Feb. 16)