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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
Tuesday, February 6, 1996 (11:30 a.m. EST)


Vehicle:  OV-102/Space Shuttle Columbia
Mission:  STS-75 -- Tethered Satellite- 1R & USMP-3
Current Location:  Pad 39B
Target Launch Date: Feb. 22 at 3:18 p.m.
Target KSC Landing Date: March 7 at 7:32 a.m.
Launch Window:  2 hours, 30 minutes
Mission Duration:  13 days, 16 hours
Crew Size:  7
Orbital Altitude and Inclination:  184 statute miles/28.45 degrees

STS-75 crew are:  Commander Andrew Allen; Pilot Scott Horowitz; Payload 
Commander Franklin Chang-Diaz; Mission Specialists Jeffrey Hoffman, Claude 
Nicollier (ESA), Maurizio Cheli (ESA); and Payload Specialist Umberto Guidoni 
(Italy).

NOTE:  Work to secure replaced fuel turbopump on main engine no. 1 is complete.  
Hot gas and mass spectrometer leak checks are complete.  Heat shield installation is 
complete.  Preparations continue for the loading of hypergolic fuel.

STS-75  Operational Milestones (target dates only):
-Launch readiness review (Feb. 6)
-Load hypergolic reactants onboard vehicle (Feb. 8)
-Flight readiness review (Feb. 9)
-Helium signature test (Feb. 9)


Vehicle: OV-104/ Space Shuttle Atlantis
Mission:  STS-76 -- 3rd MIR Docking
Current Location:  Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
Target Launch Date:  Mar. 21 at 3:35 a.m.
Target KSC Landing Date: Mar. 30 at 8:05 a.m.
Launch Window:  about 6 minutes
Mission Duration:  9 days
Crew Size:  6 up and 5 down
Orbital Altitude and Inclination:  184 - 245 statute miles/51.6 degrees

NOTE:  Testing of the orbiter docking system resumed after delays due to a  software 
loading issue.  Midbody configuration closeouts continue.  Engine heat shield 
installation continues.  External tank mating to solid rocket boosters is complete.

STS-76 Operational Milestones (target dates only): 
-Crew equipment interface test (Feb. 8)
-Final payload bay door closure (Feb. 14)
-Rollover to Vehicle Assembly Building (Feb. 20)


Vehicle: OV-105/ Space Shuttle Endeavour
Mission: STS-77 -- SPACEHAB-4; Spartan 207; TEAMS
Current Location: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3
Target Launch Date: May 16, 6:32  a.m. 
Target KSC Landing: May 26, 6:49 a.m. 
Launch Window:  2 hours, 30 minutes
Mission Duration: 10 days
Crew Size: 6
Orbital Altitude and Inclination: 176 statute miles/ 39 degrees

STS-77 Crew are:  Commander John Casper; Pilot Curtis Brown; Mission Specialists 
Daniel Bursch, Mario Runco, Marc Garneau (CSA) and Andrew Thomas
  
NOTE:  The flash evaporator system controller functional check  is complete.  
Preparations for controller and water valve removal and replacement are ongoing.  
Orbital maneuvering system tests continue today.

STS-77 Operational Milestones (dates are target only): 
-Remove Space Shuttle main engines (Feb. 16)
-Install Space Shuttle main engines (March 1)