KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
      FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1997

      KSC Public Affairs Contact: George Diller (fax 407-867-2692)
      E-mail: George.Diller-1@kmail.ksc.nasa.gov
      MISSION: STS-83 -- Microgravity Science Laboratory-1
      • VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
      • LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1
      • TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: April 3 at 2:01 p.m. EST
      • LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 30 minutes
      • TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: April 19 at about 7:37 a.m. EDT
      • MISSION DURATION: 15 days, 16 hours, 36 minutes
      • CREW: Halsell, Still, Voss, Thomas, Gernhardt, Linteris, Crouch
      • ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/28.45 degrees
      IN WORK TODAY:
      Final pressure checks of the orbiter tires
      Aft main engine compartment closeouts
      Preparations for orbiter installation onto transporter
      WORK SCHEDULED:
      Weight and center of gravity determination (Sunday)
      Rollover to VAB transfer aisle for ET/SRB mate (Monday night)
      WORK COMPLETED:
      Crew compartment leak checks
      Landing gear functional test
      Test of orbiter flight controls and hydraulic systems
      Final closure of payload bay doors for flight
      MISSION: STS-84 -- 6th MIR DOCKING & SPACEHAB DM (image)
      • VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
      • LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3
      • TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: May 15 at about 3:49 a.m.
      • LAUNCH WINDOW: 7-10 minutes
      • TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: May 24 at about 8:12 a.m.
      • MISSION DURATION: 9 days, 4 hours, 23 minutes
      • CREW: Precourt, Collins, Foale, Noriega, Lu, Clervoy, Kondakova
      • ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

      NOTE: Preparations are underway for the installation of the forward reaction control system next week. Payload bay access hatch functional tests are also scheduled.

      In the Vehicle Assembly Building, closeouts of the twin solid rocket booster stacks are being completed.

      MISSION: STS-85 -- CRISTA-SPAS-2
      • VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
      • LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2
      • TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: July 17 at 10:06 a.m.
      • LAUNCH WINDOW: 1 hour, 54 minutes
      • TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: July 28 at about 6:54 a.m.
      • MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 20 hours, 48 minutes
      • CREW: Brown, Ashby, Davis, Curbeam, Robinson, Tryggvason
      • ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/57 degrees

      NOTE: The payload bay doors have been opened in preparation for HST payload removal activities which are planned to occur on Monday. Offloading of residual hypergolic propellants from the orbital maneuvering system and reaction control system is scheduled for early Tuesday morning.

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