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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1996  (2:21 PM EDT) REV. A

KSC Public Affairs Contact: Bruce Buckingham (fax 407-867-2692)
E-mail: Bruce.Buckingham-1@kmail.ksc.nasa.gov


MISSION: STS-79 -- 4th MIR DOCKING & SPACEHAB DM

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION:  Pad 39A
TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: July 31 at about 11:29 p.m. (EDT)
LAUNCH WINDOW: 7-10 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: August 9 at about 8:05 p.m.
MISSION DURATION: 8 days, 20 hours, 35 minutes
CREW SIZE: 6
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 196-245 statute miles/51.6 degrees

HURRICANE ALERT: Due to possible afternoon thunderstorms at KSC
tomorrow, managers have decided to move up the rollback of Atlantis
to the VAB to as early as 7 a.m. tomorrow permitting the vehicle to
be hard down in the VAB by noon tomorrow.  This rollback will be to
avoid having the Shuttle at the pad while Hurricane Bertha remains a
threat to KSC.

	The call-to-stations for workers to report for the rollback
will occur at 4 a.m. tomorrow. A final rollback decision will be
expected from Launch Director Jim Harrington at about 5 a.m. His
decision will be based on the latest estimates for tracking Hurricane
Bertha and its potential for producing high winds at KSC.

	As of 2 p.m. today, KSC remains in Hurcon (Hurricane
Condition) III and managers will continue to monitor the projected
track of Hurricane Bertha. Hurcon III status indicates KSC expects to
see 50 knot winds or greater within 48 hours.

	According to the KSC Hurricane Plan, the Space Shuttle will
be rolled back to the VAB if there is a possibility of sustained
hurricane force winds at the pad. Rollback to the VAB must be
completed before winds reach 40 knots sustained or 60 knot gusts.
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