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SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT Monday, Jan. 22, 1996 (11:30 a.m. EST) Vehicle: OV-102/Space Shuttle Columbia Mission: STS-75 -- Tethered Satellite-1R & USMP-3 Current Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 Target Launch Date: Feb. 22 at 3:08 p.m. KSC Landing Date: March 7 at 7:38 a.m. Launch Window: 2 hours, 30 minutes Mission Duration: 13 days, 16 hours Crew Size: 7 Orbital Altitude and Inclination: 184 statute miles/28.45 degrees STS-75 crew are: Commander Andrew Allen; Pilot Scott Horowitz; Payload Commander Franklin Chang-Diaz; Mission Specialists Jeffrey Hoffman, Claude Nicollier (ESA), Maurizio Cheli (ESA); and Payload Specialist Umberto Guidoni (Italy). In Work: -Payload bay doors closed -Lift landing gear (Jan. 22) STS-75 Operational Milestones (target dates only): -Roll over to Vehicle Assembly Building (late Jan. 23) -Mate orbiter to external tank (Jan. 24) -Vertical payload transported to Pad 39B (Jan. 25) -Roll out to pad 39B (Jan. 29) -Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (Feb. 1-2) -Flight Readiness Review (Feb. 9) Vehicle: OV-104/ Space Shuttle Atlantis Mission: STS-76 -- 3rd MIR Docking Current Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 Target Launch Date: Mar. 21 at 3:34 a.m. KSC Landing Date: Mar. 30 at 12:07 a.m. Launch Window: about 6 minutes Mission Duration: 9 days Crew Size: 6 up and 5 down Orbital Altitude and Inclination: 196-245 miles/51.6 degrees In Work: -Main Propulsion System blow down complete -Orbiter Docking System moved to OPF (Jan. 22) -Main Engine installation (Jan. 24) -Orbiter Docking System installation (Jan. 24) -SRB stacking complete (Jan. 27) Vehicle: OV-105/Space Shuttle Endeavour Mission: STS-77 -- SPACEHAB-4; Spartan 207; TEAMS Current Location: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 Target Launch Date: May 16, 12:49 p.m. KSC Landing: May 26, 8:42 a.m. Launch Window: 2 hours, 30 minutes Mission Duration: 10 days Crew Size: 6 Orbital Altitude and Inclination: 176 statute miles/ 39 degrees STS-77 Crew are: Commander John Casper; Pilot Curtis Brown; Mission Specialists Daniel Bursch, Mario Runco, Marc Garneau (CSA) and Andrew Thomas In Work: -Flash Evaporator System troubleshooting begins (Jan. 24) NOTE: Debris inspection revealed that Endeavour sustained about 55 minor tile dings, not including the routine hits on the base heat shield. Tires and brakes were reported in good condition for landing at KSC. Tires displayed little wear.