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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1996 (1:32 PM EST)


MISSION: STS-75 -- TETHERED SATELLITE-1R & USMP-3

VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
LOCATION: Vehicle Assembly Building
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: The vehicle was mated to the external tank yesterday in the
Vehicle Assembly Building. The Shuttle interface verification test
will begin Friday. The payload was delivered to the pad yesterday.
Today it will be transferred into the Payload Changeout Room and
await Columbia’s arrival Monday morning.

IN WORK TODAY:
* Preparations for Shuttle interface verification test
* Access Columbia’s aft engine compartment

KEY STS-75 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Roll out to pad 39B (first motion at about 3 a.m. on Monday)
* Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (Feb. 1-2)
* Flight readiness review (Feb. 9)


MISSION: STS-76 -- 3rd MIR DOCKING

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: March 21 at about 3:34 a.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: about 6 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: March 30 at about 7:39 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 9 days
CREW SIZE: 6 up -- 5 down
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 184 statute miles/51.6 degrees

NOTE: Pre-installation check-outs of the Orbiter Docking System is in work
today. Engines 1 and 2 are mechanically installed and being
electrically hooked-up today. Engine 3 will be installed tonight.

KEY STS-76 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Install Orbiter Docking System (Friday)
* Crew equipment interface test (Feb. 8)


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 8:42 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 10 days
CREW SIZE: 6
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 176 statute miles/39 degrees

NOTE: The payload bay doors are open and preparations underway for
the removal of the OAST-Flyer and the Japanese satellite retrieved
during the mission. The payloads are scheduled to be lifted out of
the orbiter’s mid-body this weekend. Tests of the Flash Evaporator
System are in work today.

IN WORK TODAY:
* Payload bay door latch functional tests
* Preparations to deservice hypergolic reactants

KEY STS-77 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Remove payloads (Saturday)
* Complete hypergolic deservicing (Jan. 31)
* Remove main engines (Feb. 16)