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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1996  (1:50 PM EDT)

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


MISSION: STS-77 -- SPACEHAB-4; SPARTAN 207 (IAE); TEAMS
FLIGHT DAY 10

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: Orbit
OFFICIAL LAUNCH DATE/TIME: May 19 at 6:30 a.m. (EDT)
* TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: May 29 at 7:09 a.m.
* MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 0 hours, 39 minutes
CREW SIZE: 6
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 176 statute miles/39 degrees
* Change from earlier status

NOTE: Endeavour is scheduled to land back at Kennedy Space Center
tomorrow at about 7:09 a.m. On Wednesday, two landing opportunities
are available at KSC (7:09 a.m. and 8:44 a.m. EDT) and two at Edwards
Air Force Base, CA., ( 8:36 a.m. and 10:11 a.m. EDT).

	The crew of mission STS-77 are: Commander John Casper; Pilot
Curt Brown; and Mission Specialists Andy Thomas, Dan Bursch, Mario
Runco and Marc Garneau.


MISSION: STS-78 -- LIFE AND MICROGRAVITY SPACELAB (LMS)

VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
LOCATION: Vehicle Assembly Building
TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: June 20 at about 10:49 a.m. (EDT)
LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 30 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: July 7 at about 8:39 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 15 days, 22 hours (+1 day)
CREW SIZE: 7
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 173 statute miles/39 degrees

NOTE: The Shuttle interface verification test is underway in the VAB
and will continue through tomorrow.  Due to adverse weather forecast
for KSC Thursday, rollout to Pad 39B has been accelerated by several
hours. First motion is now set for 11 p.m. Wednesday, May 29. The
vehicle is scheduled to be hard-down on the pad at about 5:30 a.m.
Thursday. Once at the pad, the Rotating Service Structure will be
moved around the vehicle by 8:30 a.m. Thursday.

KEY STS-78 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
Rollout to Pad 39B. First motion set for 11 p.m., Wednesday, May 29
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (June 4-5)


MISSION: STS-79 -- 4th MIR DOCKING

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION:  Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: July 31 at about 11:42 p.m. (EDT)
LAUNCH WINDOW: 7-10 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: August 9 at about 8:17 p.m.
MISSION DURATION: 8 days, 20 hours, 35 minutes
CREW SIZE: 6
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 196-245 statute miles/51.6 degrees

NOTE:	Operations to remove and replace six thrusters on the
orbiter's reaction control system were conducted last week.
Additional closed-bay work is expected to be conducted off and on
through most of this week. The Space Shuttle main engines will be
installed beginning Friday.

	In the Vehicle Assembly Building, stacking of the solid
rocket boosters continues.

KEY STS-79 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
Install Space Shuttle main engines (May 31)
Install tunnel adapter (June 1)
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