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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT MONDAY, January 8, 1996 (3:46 PM EST) MISSION: STS-72 -- SFU-Retrieval & OAST-Flyer LAUNCH-3 DAYS VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105 LOCATION: Pad 39B TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan. 11 at 4:18 a.m. EST LAUNCH WINDOW: 59 minutes TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Jan. 20 at 2:54 a.m. MISSION DURATION: 8 days, 22 hours CREW SIZE: 6 ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 288 statute miles/28.45 degrees NOTE: The countdown for launch of Endeavour began on time today at 7:30 a.m. for the first Space Shuttle mission of 1996. The six-member crew arrived at the Shuttle Landing Facility today at about 9:30 a.m. Weather forecasters are currently predicting a 30 percent chance of weather violating launch with the primary concerns being for possible rain and low clouds. Today’s cold weather at KSC will not impact preparations for launch. IN WORK TODAY: * Final vehicle close-outs for launch * Stowage of flight crew equipment * Start preparations for servicing fuel cell storage tanks WORK COMPLETED: * Begin countdown (7:30 a.m. today) * Crew arrival (9:30 a.m. today) * Countdown preparations * Aft engine compartment close-outs * Ordnance installation and hypergolic pressurization KEY STS-72 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only): * Load cryogenic reactants into Endeavour’s fuel cell storage tanks (5:30 a.m. Tuesday) * Move rotating service structure to park position (9 a.m. Wednesday) * Begin cryogenic loading of external tank for flight (about 8 p.m. Wednesday) SUMMARY OF BUILT-IN HOLDS FOR STS-72 T-TIME LENGTH OF HOLD HOLD BEGINS HOLD ENDS T-27 hours 4 hours 11:30 p.m. Monday 3:30 a.m. Tuesday T-19 hours 4 hours 11:30 a.m. Tuesday 3:30 p.m. Tuesday T-11 hours 13 hours, 28 minutes 11:30 p.m. Tuesday 12:58 p.m. Wednesday T-6 hours 2 hours 5:58 p.m. Wednesday 7:58 p.m. Wednesday T-3 hours 2 hours 10:58 p.m. Wednesday 12:58 a.m. Thursday T-20 minutes 10 minutes 3:38 a.m. Thursday 3:48 a.m. Thursday T-9 minutes 10 minutes 3:59 a.m. Thursday 4:09 a.m. Thursday CREW FOR MISSION STS-72 Brian Duffy Commander (CDR) Brent Jett Pilot (PLT) Leroy Chiao Mission Specialist (MS1) Winston Scott Mission Specialist (MS2) Koichi Wakata Mission Specialist (MS3) Dan Barry Mission Specialist (MS4) SUMMARY OF STS-72 LAUNCH DAY CREW ACTIVITIES Wednesday, Jan. 10 7:00 p.m. Wake up 7:30 p.m. Breakfast * 11:38 a.m. Lunch and Crew Photo Thursday, Jan. 11 12:08 a.m. Weather briefing (CDR, PLT, MS2) 12:08 a.m. Don launch and entry suits (MS1, MS3, MS4,) 12:18 a.m. Don launch and entry suits (CDR, PLT, MS2) * 12:40 a.m. Crew suiting photo * 1:03 a.m. Depart for Launch Pad 39B * 1:33 a.m. Arrive at white room and begin orbiter ingress * 2:48 a.m. Close crew hatch * 4:18 a.m. Launch * Televised events (times may vary slightly) All times Eastern