GO TO THE PREVIOUS SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORTGO TO THE NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT KSC SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT Friday, Jan. 12, 1996 Vehicle: OV-102/Columbia Mission number: STS-75 Location: OPF Bay 2 Primary payload: Tethered Satellite-1R/USMP-3 Astronauts: 7 Orbital altitude: 184 statute miles Inclination: 28.45 degrees Mission Duration: 8 days, 22 hours, 36 minutes Launch date: Feb. 22 3:08 p.m. EST Landing date: Mar. 7 7:38 a.m. EST STS-75 IN WORK TODAY: · Orbiter mid-body closeouts · Ammonia boiler servicing · Coolant loop servicing · Landing gear test cycles · Nose gear thermal protection system closeouts · Hydraulic system testing · Final testing of TSS-1R in the Operations and Checkout Building STS-75 WORK SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK: · Changeout of hydrogen prevalve in feed line to Main Engine No. 1 · Close payload bay doors in preparation for rollover STS-75 WORK COMPLETED: · Testing of orbiter flight controls STS-76/OV-104 Atlantis OPF Bay 1 (MIR-3) Among the activities recently complete are the drag chute installation, potable water servicing, installation of the waste containment system, and checkout of the lights in the orbiter docking system. A functional test of the orbiter docking system is in work today and polishing of windows No. 3 and No. 4 is being performed. In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the forward center solid rocket booster segment is being mated to the left stack. STS-72 The solid rocket booster recovery ships Liberty and Freedom returned to Hangar AF on Cape Canaveral Air Station this morning. Nothing unusual has been observed on either booster. "Quick-look" data from the solid rocket boosters and Endeavour’s three main engines shows nominal performance. KSC 24-Hour Weather Summary Shuttle Landing Facility - 7:00 a.m. Today’s minimum temperature: 57 degrees Yesterday’s maximum temperature: 69 degrees Lowest relative humidity: 28 percent Peak wind speed/direction: 20 mph/S Precipitation : .34 inches Total monthly precipitation: 5.62 inches Barometric pressure : 29.85 inches