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KENNEDY SPACE CENTERSPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1996 (11:22 AM EDT) KSC Public Affairs Contact: Bruce Buckingham (fax 407-867-2692) E-mail: Bruce.Buckingham-1@kmail.ksc.nasa.gov MISSION: STS-77 -- SPACEHAB-4 & SPARTAN 207 VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105 LOCATION: Pad 39B TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: May 16 at 6:32 a.m. LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 30 minutes TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: May 26 at 7:09 a.m. MISSION DURATION: 10 days CREW SIZE: 6 ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 176 statute miles/39 degrees NOTE: The Spacehab interface verification test is complete. Today and tomorrow the pad will be closed to non-essential workers as hypergolic reactants are loaded into the orbiter’s reaction control system storage tanks. KEY STS-77 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only): * TEAMS payload interface verification test (Wednesday) * Spartan payload interface verification test (Thursday) * Close payload bay doors for flight (Friday) * Launch Readiness Review (Friday) * Begin orbiter aft engine compartment close-outs (May 6) * Flight Readiness Review (May 7) MISSION: STS-78 -- LIFE AND MICROGRAVITY SPACELAB (LMS) VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102 LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2 TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: June 20 at about 10:49 a.m. LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 30 minutes TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: July 6 at about 8:46 a.m. MISSION DURATION: 15 days, 22 hours CREW SIZE: 7 ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 173 statute miles/39 degrees NOTE: The Life and Microgravity Spacelab was installed into the orbiter’s payload bay last week. Electrical and mechanical mates are complete. The payload interface verification test is scheduled to begin today. KEY STS-78 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only): * Install tunnel adapter (Tuesday) * Final aerosurface checks and flight readiness test (May 3) * Roll orbiter to Vehicle Assembly Building (May 23) MISSION: STS-79 -- 4th MIR DOCKING VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104 LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 TARGET LAUNCH DATE: July 31 at about 11:42 p.m. LAUNCH WINDOW: 7-10 minutes TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: August 9 at about 8:17 p.m. MISSION DURATION: 8 days, 20 hours, 35 minutes CREW SIZE: 6 ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 196-245 statute miles/51.6 degrees NOTE: The Space Shuttle main engines have been removed. Testing of the orbiter’s main propulsion system continues this week. Also, a leak check of the no. 3 hydraulic pump is scheduled for later today. KEY STS-79 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only): * Install Space Shuttle main engines (May 20)
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