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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1996 (2:00 PM EST) KSC Public Affairs Contact: Joel Wells 407-867-2468 (fax 407-867-2692) E-mail: J.Wells-1@kmail.ksc.nasa.gov MISSION: STS-80 -- WAKE SHIELD FACILITY-3 (image) and ORFEUS-SPAS-2 (image) Flight Day 6 VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102 LOCATION: in orbit LAUNCH DATE/TIME: November 19 at 2:55.47 p.m. EST TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: December 5 at 7:40 a.m. MISSION DURATION: 15 days, 16 hours, 44 minutes CREW: Cockrell, Rominger, Jernigan, Jones, Musgrave ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 219 statute miles/28.45 degrees NOTE: Preliminary inspection of the solid rocket boosters is complete and the data indicates characteristics of minor wash erosion on both RSRM nozzles. These characteristic patterns appear much less prevalent and distinct than the STS-79 wash and appear consistent with previous performance. The nozzles will be shipped to Utah by truck as early as tomorrow to support a more detailed inspection. MISSION: STS-81 -- 5th MIR DOCKING & SPACEHAB DM (image) VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104 LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan. 12, 1997 at about 4:22 a.m. (EST) LAUNCH WINDOW: 7-10 minutes TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Jan. 21, 1997 at about 8:45 a.m. MISSION DURATION: 9 days (+1) CREW: Baker, Jett, Grunsfeld, Ivins, Wisoff, Linenger (up) Blaha (down) ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 184 statute miles/51.6 degrees NOTE: Close-outs for the replacement fuel cell No. 2 are complete. Preparations to roll Atlantis to the Vehicle Assembly Building continue. Final payload bay door closure is scheduled for noon today and aft compartment close-outs are in work. Final configuration of the Shuttle main propulsion system and main engines will pickup on Monday morning. External tank and solid rocket booster close-outs continue in work in the Vehicle Assembly Building. KEY STS-81 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only): * Close payload bay doors for rollover (Today) * Roll to Vehicle Assembly Building (Dec. 5) * Roll out to Pad 39B (Dec. 10) * Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (Dec. 16-17) MISSION: STS-82 -- HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE SERVICING MISSION-2 VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103 LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2 TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: February 13, 1997 at 2:59 a.m. LAUNCH WINDOW: 61 minutes TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: February 23, 1997 at 1:35 a.m. MISSION DURATION: 9 days, 22 hours CREW: Bowersox, Horowitz, Lee, Hawley, Harbaugh, Smith, Tanner ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 360 statute miles/28.45 degrees NOTE: Fuel cell No. 1 installation is complete and functional testing begins this week. The payload bay doors are scheduled to be closed Dec. 16. After checking the fit of the new light-weight commander and pilot seats, technicians determined that a rework of the floor beneath the seats would be necessary. Mating of the left hand Orbiter Maneuvering System pod and subsequent interface verification tests are scheduled today. Work continues to install the SSME heat shield. Stacking of the solid rocket boosters for mission STS-82 continues in the Vehicle Assembly Building. The right forward center segment mate is complete and transfer of the right forward segment to the VAB is in work. The external tank will be mated to the solid rocket boosters during the first week of December. KEY STS-82 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only): * Mate external tank to solid rocket boosters (Dec. 5) * Crew Equipment Interface Test (Dec. 7) * Close payload bay doors (Dec. 16)--end-- For automatic e-mail subscriptions to this daily Shuttle status report or KSC originated press releases, send an Internet electronic mail message to domo@news.ksc.nasa.gov. In the body of the message (not the subject line) type the words "subscribe shuttle-status", or "subscribe ksc-press-release" (do not use quotation marks). The system will reply with a confirmation via e-mail of each subscription. To remove your name from the list at any time, send an e-mail address to domo@news.ksc.nasa.gov. In the body of the message (not the subject line), type (no quotes) "unsubscribe shuttle-status", or "unsubscribe ksc-press-release." Status reports and other NASA publications are available on the World Wide Web at: http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/kscpao.htm Mission status reports are issued daily by the Public Affairs Office at Johnson Space Center. NASA Johnson Space Center Mission Status Reports and other information are available automatically by sending an Internet electronic mail message to jscnews-request@listserver.jsc.nasa.gov. In the body of the message (not the subject line) users should type "subscribe" (no quotes). This will add the e-mail address that sent the subscribe message to the news release distribution list. The system will reply with a confirmation via e-mail of each subscription. Once you have subscribed you will receive future news releases via e-mail.