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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1994 (10:54 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 is mated to the 747 Shuttle Carrier 
Aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Departure from Edwards 
is being discussed as weather en route is assessed.  The 
itinerary back to Kennedy Space Center will be determined at a 
weather briefing to be held late this morning at Edwards. At 
least a two day ferry flight back to Kennedy Space Center is 
anticipated.


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:
  Pad closed to load hypergolic fuels
  Flight Readiness Review

WORK SCHEDULED:
  Helium signature test (rescheduled for Saturday)
  Open rotating service structure
  Hot fire three auxiliary power units

WORK COMPLETED:
  Close payload bay doors
  Preparations to load hypergolic fuels
  Calibrate inertial measurement units
  Cavity purges and leak checks 
  ATLAS payload battery charge
  Payload interface verification tests
  Water spray boiler inspections


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

WORK COMPLETED:
  Hydraulic operations
  Remove space shuttle main engines and heatshields