yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (02/12/90)
Jim Cast Saturday, Feb. 10, 1990 Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Lisa Malone Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Release No. 90-XX LAUNCH DATE SET FOR STS-36 At the conclusion of today's Flight Readiness Reivew at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Space Shuttle managers set a target date of February 22 for the launch of Atlantis on mission STS-36. The four-hour launch period for this classified Department of Defense mission is scheduled to extend from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. EST. At the present time, no significant problems stand in the way of launch on February 22.