STS-80
Report # 29 
6 p.m. CST Sunday, Dec. 1, 1996 
 
  The STS-80 crew is waking up and getting started on its 13th day of
the mission, a day that will include some rest time, an opportunity to
talk with family members and a middeck test of a new tool to be used
for future spacewalks.

  Columbia's astronauts were awakened at 4:56 p.m. Central with the
song "Shooting Star" peformed by Bad Company. Following the post-sleep
period, the five Columbia astronauts will spend the first half of
their day off-duty. Off-duty time is scheduled periodically during
long duration shuttle missions to allow crew members to rest so that
they can maintain their busy work schedule throughout the
mission. During the off-duty time, several crew members will have the
opportunity to talk to family members on Earth in private family
conferences.

  In the second half of the day, Mission Specialists Tammy Jernigan
and Tom Jones will test one of the tools they were to have used during
their spacewalks on the middeck of Columbia. The "pistol grip" power
tool is a new tool designed for use during the assembly and
maintenance of the International Space Station. Jernigan and Jones
will tighten and release bolts on the middeck floor, where the seats
are secured for launch and entry, to evaluate the tool's operation in
weightlessness.

   Crew members also will fire Columbia's steering jets twice during
the day to maintain the distance between the shuttle and the
ORFEUS-SPAS astronomy satellite. ORFEUS-SPAS continues to perform well
and managers will meet Monday to decide on a possible extension of the
flight to allow for additional astronomical observations.

  Columbia's systems continue to perform as expected as it circles
Earth in a 223 by 212 statute mile orbit.

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