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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1996 (10:13 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: Hypergolic loading operations are in work today. Operations are
expected to be completed tomorrow. The flight readiness review is
scheduled to begin at 12 noon today at KSC. A pre-flight test of the
external tank/orbiter wire harnesses will be conducted this weekend,
prior to ordnance operations next week.

IN WORK TODAY:
* Load hypergolic reactants onboard vehicle
* Flight readiness review

KEY STS-75 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Begin orbiter aft engine compartment close-outs (Feb. 12)
* Ordnance operations (Feb. 14)
* Begin countdown (Feb. 19)


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: Hydraulic checks and aft compartment close-outs are currently
in work on the vehicle. Close-outs of the payload bay will continue
through next week. The payload bay doors will be closed for flight on
about Feb. 14.

KEY STS-76 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Final payload bay door closure (Feb. 14)
* Roll over to the Vehicle Assembly Building and mate with external
tank (Feb. 19/20)


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: Orbital maneuvering system functional checks continue in work
today. The Space Shuttle main engines will be removed beginning late
Monday evening.

KEY STS-77 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Remove the Space Shuttle main engines (Feb. 14-16)
* Install Space Shuttle main engines (March 1)