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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1996 (11:59 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: Today, work begins to remove and replace the high pressure fuel
turbo pump from main engine no. 1. The old pump will be removed on
Friday and the new pump installed on Saturday. The Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Test is set to begin Thursday and end with a simulated
main engine cut-off at about 11 a.m. Friday. The crew arrived at KSC
for TCDT last night.

IN WORK TODAY:
* Remove and replace high pressure fuel turbo pump from main engine no. 1
* Install Tethered Satellite and USMP payloads into payload bay

KEY STS-75 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (Thursday/Friday)
* Payload interface verification test (Saturday/Sunday)
* 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 3:35 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: Leak checks of the Orbiter Docking System and the tunnel
adapter continue today. Tunnel installation is set for Friday.

KEY STS-76 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Install spacelab tunnel (Friday)
* Mate external tank with solid rocket boosters in Vehicle Assembly
  Building (Feb. 5)
* 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 6:49 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 10 days
CREW SIZE: 6
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 176 statute miles/39 degrees

NOTE: Tests of the flash evaporator system continue this week. 
Forward reaction control system functional checks continue in work
today. Hypergolic deservicing of the vehicle’s reaction control
system was successfully completed last night.

KEY STS-77 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Remove main engines (Feb. 16)