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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1994 (11:30 AM EDT)


MISSION: STS-68 -- SPACE RADAR LABORATORY-2

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
KSC LAUNCH DATE and TIME: Sept. 30, 1994 at 7:16 a.m. EDT
EDWARDS LANDING DATE and TIME: Oct. 11 at 1:02 p.m. EDT
MISSION ELAPSED TIME (MET): 11 days/5 hours/47 minutes/8 seconds

	The orbiter Endeavour has been mated to the 747 Shuttle 
Carrier Aircraft and turn-around operations at Edwards Air Force 
Base are complete. Departure from Edwards is scheduled for 
Tuesday morning first light. A weather briefing will be held 
today at Edwards to determine the itinerary back to Kennedy Space 
Center. 


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

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
ORBITAL ALTITUDE: 189 sm
LOCATION: Pad 39B
INCLINATION: 57 degrees
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Nov. 3
CREW SIZE: 6
LAUNCH TIME: 11:56 a.m. EST
LAUNCH WINDOW: 1 hour/2 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Nov. 14/7:42 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 10 days/20 hours

IN WORK TODAY:
  Helium signature test (tonight)
  Cavity purges and leak checks 
  Payload interface verification tests
  Preparations to load hypergolic fuels

WORK SCHEDULED:
  Load hypergolic fuels
  Hot fire three auxiliary power units
  Flight Readiness Review (Wednesday)

WORK COMPLETED:
  Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test
  Crew emergency egress training
  Main engine leak checks
  Launch Readiness Review
  Hydraulic operations
  Pad validations
  Main engine flight readiness test
  Install payload


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 PERIOD: early February
CREW SIZE: 6
APPROX. LAUNCH TIME: very early morning	KSC 
LANDING DATE/TIME: TBD
LAUNCH WINDOW: 5 minutes
MISSION DURATION: 8 days/4 hours

IN WORK TODAY:
  Preparations to remove forward reaction control system
  Preparations to off-load hypergolic fuels
 
WORK SCHEDULED:
  Remove forward reaction control system
  Install drag chute

WORK COMPLETED:
  Remove space shuttle main engines
  Remove main engine heatshields
  Remove LITE and Spartan 201 payloads
  TACAN activation and test
  Structural checks and tests
  Tire and wheel assembly removal