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STS-75 press kit

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This is NASA's press kit for Space Shuttle mission STS-75, dated February 1996 and later edited by Richard W. Orloff. It covers Columbia's planned 13-day flight carrying the Italian Tethered Satellite System reflight (TSS-1R) and the third United States Microgravity Payload. The kit sets out launch and landing plans, abort modes, the timeline, payload weights, crew duties, the tether's science objectives and investigators, and crew biographies. It does not mention any unidentified objects.

  • p. 5 …NASA astronaut Franklin Chang-Diaz, serving as Payload Commander and Mission Specialist-4, will be making…
  • p. 7 …Nicollier, Chang-Diaz White Team: Allen, Hoffman (joins Blue team after TSS) EVA Crew (if needed…
  • p. 13 …Diaz, Nicollier TSS Science Chang-Diaz Guidoni, Hoffman Nicollier USMP-3 Systems Cheli Chang-Diaz Middeck…
  • p. 30 …Chang-Diaz (front right) is payload commander. In the rear are (left to right) European Space…
  • p. 37 …Chang-Diaz (Ph.D.) NASA Astronaut BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born April 5, 1950, in San Jose…
  • p. 38 …Chang- Diaz became an astronaut in August 1981. While undergoing astronaut training he was also involved…
Edited by Richard W. Orloff, 01/2001/Page 3
NEWS MEDIA CONTACTS
For Information on the Space Shuttle
Ed Campion Policy/Management 202/358-1778
NASA Headquarters
Washington, DC
Rob Navias
Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX
Mission Operations
Astronauts
713/483-5111
Bruce Buckingham
Kennedy Space Center, FL
Launch Processing
KSC Landing Information
407/867-2468
June Malone
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville, AL
External Tank
Shuttle Propulsion
205/544-0034
Cam Martin
Dryden Flight Research Center
Edwards, CA
DFRC Landing Information 805/258-3448
For Information on STS-75 Experiments & Activities
Jerry Berg
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville, AL
TSS 205/544-0034
Mike Braukus
NASA Headquarters
Washington, DC
USMP 202/358-1979
Debbie Rahn
Headquarters
Washington, DC
International Cooperation 202/358-1639
Jim Cast
NASA Headquarters
Washington, DC
CPCG 202/358-1779

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