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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1996  (10:15 AM EST)

KSC Public Affairs Contact: Joel Wells (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 7

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:  Shipment of the solid rocket booster nozzles to Utah began
yesterday afternoon with an expected arrival before Thursday.


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:  Preparations to roll Atlantis to the Vehicle Assembly Building
continue. Atlantis’ payload bay doors were closed yesterday and
close-outs of the forward and aft compartments are in work.

During midbody close-outs workers discovered a ding on the freon loop
bellows.  Managers plan to repair the ding by wrapping the problem
area with Kevlar and epoxy.  The repair work is not expected to
impact Atlantis’ launch schedule.  Final configuration of the Shuttle
main propulsion system and main engines is complete. 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):
* Roll to Vehicle Assembly Building (midnight Dec. 4)
* Roll out to Pad 39B (Dec. 10)
* Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (Dec. 16-17)
* Flight Readiness Review (Jan. 6)


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 leak checks began yesterday. The payload bay doors
are scheduled to be closed Dec. 16. Securing of the left hand Orbital
Maneuvering System pod is in work.  Installation of the SSME heat
shield is complete.

Stacking of the solid rocket boosters for mission STS-82 continues in
the Vehicle Assembly Building.  The right forward segment is static
in the VAB and mating operations will begin this afternoon.  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)
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