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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1996 (9:56 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
LAUNCH - 3 DAYS

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 about 7:32 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 13 days, 16 hours
CREW SIZE: 7
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 184 statute miles/28.45 degrees

NOTE: Aft main engine compartment close-outs are complete and launch
countdown preparations are in work to pick-up the count at the T-43
hour mark at 4 p.m. today. The Tethered Satellite System batteries
have all been installed and the payload bay doors will be closed
today. Air force launch weather forecasters predict a zero percent
chance of weather prohibiting launch on Thursday.

	The crew for mission STS-75 are is expected to arrive at the
Shuttle Landing Facility today at about 3:30 p.m. They are: Commander
Andy Allen; Pilot Scott Horowitz; Mission Specialists Jeff Hoffman,
Maurizo Cheli, Claude Nicollier, and Franklin Chang-Diaz; and Payload
Specialist Umberto Guidoni.

IN WORK TODAY:
* Close payload bay doors for flight
* Countdown preparations
* Crew arrival at KSC (3:30 p.m.)
* Begin launch countdown (4 p.m.)

KEY STS-75 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES:
* Load cryogenic reactants into Columbia’s fuel cell storage tanks
(12 noon Tuesday)
* Move Rotating Service Structure into launch position (7 p.m. Wednesday)
* Begin cryogenic loading of external tank for flight (about 7 a.m. Thursday)


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: The orbiter is being mated to the orbiter transporter today in
the OPF. The vehicle is scheduled to be moved to the Vehicle Assembly
Building tonight at midnight.

KEY STS-76 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Roll over to the Vehicle Assembly Building and mate with external
tank (Feb. 20)
* Roll out to Pad 39B (Feb. 28)
* Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (March 5-6)


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: A system test of the power reactant storage and distribution
system continues in work. Hydraulic flight control tests was
conducted last week. Solid rocket booster stacking operations are
underway in the Vehicle Assembly Building.

KEY STS-77 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Install drag chute (Feb. 20)
* Install Space Shuttle main engines (March 1)