GO TO THE PREVIOUS SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT

GO TO THE NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1994 (11:40 AM EST)


MISSION: STS-66 -- ATLAS-3/CRISTA-SPAS

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility
LAUNCH DATE and TIME: Nov. 3 at 11:59 a.m. EST
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE LANDING DATE and TIME: Nov. 14 at 10:34 a.m. EST
MISSION DURATION: 10 days/22 hours/34 minutes

	The orbiter Atlantis, riding atop the 747 Shuttle Carrier 
Aircraft, arrived at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing 
Facility at 10:21 a.m. today after spending the night at Eglin 
AFB in Florida's panhandle. Atlantis will be demated from the 747 
this afternoon and towed to Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 
tonight. Work will then begin for Atlantis' next mission, the 
first Mir docking flight (STS-71), scheduled for launch in May 
1995.


MISSION: STS-63 -- MIR RENDEZVOUS, SPARTAN and SPACEHAB-3

VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103	    ORBITAL ALTITUDE: 196 sm
LOCATION: OPF bay 2	            INCLINATION: 51.60 degrees
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Feb. 2, 1995    MISSION DURATION: 8 days/4 hours
LAUNCH TIME: 12:40 a.m. EST	    LAUNCH WINDOW: 5 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Feb. 10/4:55 a.m.

IN WORK TODAY:
  Install main engines
  Install forward reaction control system 
  Reconfigure payload bay water lines
  Remote manipulator system functional checks

WORK SCHEDULED:
  Install SPARTAN and Spacehab payloads (next week)

WORK COMPLETED:
  Crew compartment hatch and door functional checks
  Landing gear functional tests
  Install Spacehab tunnel adapter


MISSION: STS-67 -- ASTRO-2

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105 	         ORBITAL ALTITUDE: 218 sm
LOCATION: OPF bay 1	                 INCLINATION: 28.45 degrees
TARGET LAUNCH PERIOD: late February      CREW SIZE: 7
APPROX. LAUNCH TIME: very early morning	 KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: TBD
LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours/3 minutes	 MISSION DURATION: 13 D/14H

IN WORK TODAY:
  Install extended duration orbiter pallet
  Remove and replace fuel cell no. 3
  Functional checks of orbital maneuvering system pods
  Main propulsion system verification checks
  Main landing gear tile inspections
  Stack solid rocket boosters in Vehicle Assembly Building 

WORK COMPLETED:
  Remove and replace fuel cell no. 2
  Complete payload bay reconfiguration
  Forward reaction control system functional checks
 
WORK SCHEDULED:
  Begin auxiliary power unit servicing