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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1996  (12:03 PM EDT)

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


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

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Vehicle Assembly Building
TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME:  Sept. 12, at about 6:26 a.m. EDT
LAUNCH WINDOW:  7-10 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Sept. 21, at about 11:30 a.m. EDT
MISSION DURATION: Approximately 9 days, 5 hours
CREW SIZE: 6
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 196-245 statute miles/51.6 degrees

NOTE: Atlantis remains in the Vehicle Assembly Building while
stacking operations (image) of the replacement set of solid rocket boosters
continue in the adjacent high bay.  Leak checks and joint closeout
work is complete on the left booster and work to stack the right
booster segments is scheduled to begin today.  Booster stacking
operations are expected to be complete by early next week.  The
external tank will then be mated to the boosters as early as Tuesday,
July 30.

KEY OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Mate external tank to solid rocket boosters (July 30)
* Demate orbiter from current SRB stack and move to OPF bay 3 (July 31)
* Transport orbiter from OPF to VAB  and mate with SRBs (Aug. 13)
* Roll out to Pad 39A (Aug. 20)
* Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (Aug. 27-28)


MISSION: STS-80 -- WAKE SHIELD FACILITY-3 and ORFEUS-SPAS-2

VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1
TARGET LAUNCH DATE:  (no earlier than) Oct. 31, at 2:40 p.m. EDT
LAUNCH WINDOW:  2 hours, 20 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: (no earlier than) Nov. 16, at 7:25 a.m. EDT
MISSION DURATION: 16 days
CREW SIZE: 5
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 218 statute miles/28.45 degrees

NOTE: Preparations are in work for fuel cell voltage tests.  The
flash evaporator system will be flushed tomorrow.

KEY OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Remove and replace auxiliary power unit no. 1 (July 26)
* Begin removing Space Shuttle main engines (July 30)
* Install main engines (Aug. 12)


MISSION: STS-82 -- HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE SERVICING MISSION-2

VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2
TARGET LAUNCH DATE:  Feb. 13, 1997
LAUNCH WINDOW: 61 minutes
TARGET LANDING DATE:  Feb. 23, 1997
MISSION DURATION: 9 days, 22 hours
CREW SIZE: 7
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 360 statute miles/28.45 degrees

NOTE: Hydraulic testing is complete.

KEY OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Install right hand orbital maneuvering system pod (about July 31)
* Install remote manipulator system (Aug. 20)
* Install forward reaction control system (about Aug. 28)


PREPARATIONS FOR ORBITER MAINTENANCE DOWN PERIOD

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3

NOTE:. Installation of the protective ferry flight tailcone is in
work today.  Vehicle closeouts continue preparing Endeavour for its
first Orbiter Maintenance Down Period in Palmdale, CA.

KEY PRE-OMDP OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Rollover to Shuttle Landing Facility (July 29 at about 5:00 a.m.)
* Depart KSC for ferry flight to Palmdale, CA (July 30)
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