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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1996 (12:15 PM EST)

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


MISSION: STS-75 -- TETHERED SATELLITE-1R & USMP-3
Flight Day 15

VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
LOCATION: Orbit
OFFICIAL LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Feb. 22 at 3:18 p.m. EST
* TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: March 8 at about * 8:52 a.m. EST
* MISSION DURATION: 14 days, 17 hours
CREW SIZE: 7
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 184 statute miles/28.45 degrees
* change from earlier status

NOTE: The Mission Management Team today decided to wave off an
earlier landing opportunity at KSC tomorrow due to forecast
unfavorable weather conditions in Florida. The MMT also decided to
call up Edward’s Air Force Base, Calif., for a possible landing there
tomorrow due to anticipated bad weather at KSC this weekend.

	The two landing opportunities at KSC on Friday are: 8:52 a.m.
and 10:27 a.m. EST The two opportunities at Edwards on Friday are:
10:18 a.m. and 11:57 a.m. EST.

	Friday’s weather outlook at KSC calls for low broken to
scattered clouds, winds from the north at 15 knots gusting to 25, and
possible thunderstorms and rain within 30 miles of the Shuttle
Landing Facility. Dryer air should be arriving in the vicinity later
in the morning which will make the later landing opportunities the
best on Friday.

        Mission STS-75 status reports are issued daily from the
Johnson Space Center. Payload status reports are issued by the
Marshall Space Flight Center.


MISSION: STS-76 -- 3rd MIR DOCKING & SPACEHAB

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Pad 39B
TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: March 21 at about 3:35 a.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: 6 to 10 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: The pad is closed today as workers begin to load hypergolic
reactants into the orbiter’s reaction control system.

KEY STS-76 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Load hypergolic reactants (Thursday-Friday)
* Flight Readiness Review (March 11)


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 7:09 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 10 days
CREW SIZE: 6
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 176 statute miles/39 degrees

NOTE: Installation of the drag chute is complete and work to remove
the remote manipulator system will begin tomorrow.  Installation of
the Space Shuttle main engines will begin on Saturday. Solid rocket
booster stacking operations continue in the Vehicle Assembly
Building.

KEY STS-77 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
* Remove remote manipulator system (Friday)
* Install Space Shuttle main engines (Saturday-Sunday)