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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1996  (12:08 PM EDT)

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

NOTE: Atlantis is in the Vehicle Assembly Building while stacking
operations of the replacement set of solid rocket boosters continues
in the adjacent high bay. Yesterday, as close-out work was being
performed on the boosters, a standard leak check failed on the field
joint between the right aft center and right forward center segments.
As a result, the right forward center segment must be demated today.
The O-rings will be removed and replaced and the adhesive reapplied.
Remate of these segments will take place on Sunday. This extra work
is not expected to delay the mating of the external tank to the SRBs
scheduled for next Thursday. On Tuesday, Atlantis will be demated
from the old stack and moved to OPF bay 3 where some power-on
operations will be conducted and perishable items replaced in the
Spacehab. Atlantis remains on schedule to return to the VAB on Aug.
13 to be mated to the new set of SRBs.

KEY STS-79 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
Demate orbiter from current SRB stack and move to OPF bay 3 (July 30)
Mate external tank to solid rocket boosters (Aug. 1)
Roll over to VAB and mate with new set of solid rocket boosters (Aug. 13)
Roll out to Pad 39A (Aug. 20)
STS-79 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/TIME: (no earlier than) Oct. 31 at 2:40 p.m. (EST)
LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 20 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: (no earlier than) Nov. 16 at 7:25 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 16 days
CREW SIZE: 5
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 218 statute miles/28.45 degrees

NOTE: Auxiliary power unit no. 1 will be installed later today. The
remote manipulator system was installed into the payload bay
yesterday.

KEY STS-80 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
Begin removing Space Shuttle main engines (July 30)
Install main engines (about Aug. 12)


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

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

NOTE: Preparations continue for installation of the reaction control
system pods.

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)


ENDEAVOUR -- PREPARATIONS FOR ORBITER MAINTENANCE DOWN PERIOD (OMDP)

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

NOTE: Preparations remain on schedule to transport Endeavour to the
Shuttle Landing Facility early Monday morning for mate with the
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at the Mate-Demate Device. Endeavour is
being sent to Palmdale, CA, for its first Orbiter Maintenance Down
Period. Endeavour's ferry flight will begin at first light Tuesday
morning and will include an overnight stop at Ft. Campbell, KY. The
trip will continue Wednesday with an expected arrival at Palmdale
early Wednesday afternoon. Endeavour's OMDP is scheduled to last
about eight months.

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


NOTE: MISSION STS-81, ATLANTIS, IS TARGETED FOR LAUNCH ABOUT JAN. 16,
1997. SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS WILL BE ISSUED FOLLOWING MISSION
STS-79.
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