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SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT Friday, January 19, 1996 (11:50 a.m. EST) Vehicle: OV-105/ Space Shuttle Endeavour Mission: STS-72 -- SFU-Retrieval and OAST-Flyer Flight Day: 9 Current Location: Orbit Orbital Altitude and Inclination: 288 statute miles/ 28.45 degrees Crew Size: 6 Launch: Jan. 11, 4:41 a.m. EST Landing: KSC Jan. 20, 2:42 a.m. EST STS-72 crew are: Commander Brian Duffy, Pilot Brent Jett, and Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao, Daniel Barry, Winston Scott, and representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan, Koichi Wakata. NOTE: Weather forecasts are favorable for landing at KSC on Saturday, Jan. 20 at about 2:42 a.m. Vehicle: OV-102/Space Shuttle Columbia Mission: STS-75 -- Tethered Satellite- 1R & USMP-3 Current Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 Target Launch Date: Feb. 22 at 3:08 p.m. Landing Date: March 7 at 7:38 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 In Work: -Engine 1 prevalve relief valve seal replaced; leak checks underway -Minor repairs to blankets in shuttle’s payload bay STS-75 Operational Milestones (target dates only): -Roll over to Vehicle Assembly Building (Jan.23) -Mate orbiter to external tank (Jan. 24) -Roll out to pad 39B (Jan. 29) -Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (Feb. 1-2) -Flight Readiness Review (Feb. 9) Vehicle: OV-104/ Space Shuttle Atlantis Mission: STS-76 -- MIR Docking Current Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 Target Launch Date: Mar. 21 at 3:34 a.m. Landing Date: Mar. 30 at 12:07 a.m. Launch Window: about 6 minutes Mission Duration: 9 days Crew Size: 6 up and 5 down Orbital Altitude and Inclination: 196-245 miles/51.6 degrees In Work: -Continuing mid-body close-out -Left forward segment stacking complete -Right aft segment stacking scheduled for tomorrow STS-76 Operational Milestones: -Deliver Orbiter Docking System to Orbiter Processing Facility (Jan. 22) -Install Orbiter Docking System (Jan. 23) -Install Main Engines (Jan. 24-25)