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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1996 (11:51 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
Flight Day 5

VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
LOCATION: Orbit
OFFICAL LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Feb. 22 at 3:18 p.m.
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:  Mission STS-75 status reports are issued daily from the
Johnson Space Center. Payload status reports are issued by the
Marshall Space Flight Center.

The solid rocket boosters were returned to Hangar AF Saturday
morning. Post-flight inspections will begin today.

The crew of mission STS-75 are: Commander Andy Allen; Pilot
Scott Horowitz; Mission Specialists Jeff Hoffman, Maurizo Cheli,
Claude Nicollier, and Franklin Chang-Diaz; and Payload Specialist
Umberto Guidoni.


MISSION: STS-76 -- 3rd MIR DOCKING

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Vehicle Assembly Building
TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: March 21 at about 3:35 a.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: 6 to 10 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 Shuttle interface verification test is now underway. The
vehicle will be rolled out to Pad 39B at about 7 a.m. Wednesday. The
Spacehab payload was delivered to the pad this morning and will be
installed into the payload change-out room today.

KEY STS-76 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Roll out to Pad 39B (1st motion at 7 a.m. Wednesday)
* Open payload bay doors (Wednesday evening)
* Space Shuttle main engines flight readiness test (Friday)
* Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (March 5-6)
* Flight Readiness Review (March 11)


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 7:09 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 10 days
CREW SIZE: 6
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 176 statute miles/39 degrees

NOTE: The Orbiter Processing Facility will be closed again tonight as
operations continue to remove and replace thrusters on the reaction
control system.

KEY STS-77 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Install drag chute (Feb. 27)
* Remove remote manipulator system (Feb. 29)
* Install Space Shuttle main engines (March 8)