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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (10:15 AM EST)
LAUNCH MINUS 2 DAYS

MISSION: STS-67 -- ASTRO-2

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: Pad 39A
LAUNCH DATE and TIME: March 2 at 1:37 a.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 30 minutes
KSC LANDING DATE and TIME: March 17 at 3:09 p.m.
MISSION DURATION: 15 days, 13 hours, 32 minutes
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 218 statute miles/28.45 degrees

	The countdown for mission STS-67 and the launch of Endeavour
Thursday morning continues as planned today. The countdown began Monday
at 2 a.m. at the T-43 hour mark.
	Personnel were cleared from launch pad 39A last night as operations
began to fill the onboard cryogenic tanks and the extended duration orbiter
tanks with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen reactants. Loading was
concluded at about 10 a.m. today. The reactants will provide electricity
for the orbiter and crew while in space and drinking water as a by-product
during their 15 1/2-day mission.
	After the pad is reopened to personnel, the orbiter's mid-body
umbilical unit will be demated and retracted into the fixed service
structure. Final vehicle and facility close-outs will begin shortly
thereafter followed by activation of the orbiter's communications systems
and inertial measurement units. 
	Tomorrow, preparations will be made to retract the rotating service
structure to launch position at about 8:30 a.m. Loading of the external
tank with cryogenic propellants is scheduled to begin at about 5:17 p.m.
Wednesday.
	Air Force weather forecasters are currently indicating an 80
percent probability of weather prohibiting launch on Thursday. The primary
concerns are for possible showers and low, thick clouds generated by an
approaching cold front. The front is expected to pass though the central
Florida area later Thursday morning.
	During Thursday's 2 1/2 hour launch window, the winds at Pad A are
expected to be from the west southwest at 5 knots; temperature 71 degrees F;
visibility 7 miles; and clouds broken at 3,500-10,000 feet, 14,000-19,000
feet, and 24,000-29,000 feet. The 24-hour-delay forecast shows great
improvement as the front passes through and forecasters list only a 20
percent chance of violation for a launch attempt on Friday.
	The seven-member astronaut crew arrived at KSC's Shuttle Landing
Facility at about 10:45 p.m. Sunday. Today they will be involved with
checking out their mission plans, fit checks of their equipment and flights
in the Shuttle Training Aircraft.

NOTE: For additional details regarding STS-67 countdown milestones, please 
refer to KSC Release No. 18-95.   


SUMMARY OF BUILT-IN HOLDS FOR STS-67

T-TIME ------ LENGTH OF HOLD ------ HOLD BEGINS -------- HOLD ENDS 

T-27 hours -----4 hours -------------6:00 p.m. Mon.------10:00 p.m. Mon.
T-19 hours -----8 hours -------------6:00 a.m. Tues.------2:00 p.m. Tues.
T-11 hours ----13 hrs.,17 mins. ----10:00 p.m. Tues.-----11:17 a.m. Wed.
T-6  hours -----1 hours -------------4:17 p.m. Wed.-------5:17 p.m. Wed.
T-3  hours -----2 hours -------------8:17 p.m. Wed.------10:17 p.m. Wed.
T-20 minutes --10 minutes ----------12:57 a.m. Thurs.-----1:07 a.m. Thurs.
T-9  minutes --10 minutes -----------1:18 a.m. Thurs.-----1:28 a.m. Thurs.


CREW FOR MISSION STS-67

Commander (CDR): Stephen Oswald (Red Team)
Pilot (PLT): William Gregory (Red Team)
Payload Commander/Mission Specialist (MS3): Tamara Jernigan (Blue Team)
Mission Specialist (MS1): John Grunsfeld (Red Team)
Mission Specialist (MS2): Wendy Lawrence (Blue Team)
Payload Specialist (PS1): Samuel Durrance (Blue Team)
Payload Specialist (PS2): Ronald Parise (Red Team)


SUMMARY OF STS-67 LAUNCH DAY CREW ACTIVITIES

Wednesday, March 1 
 8:42 p.m.	Wake up
 9:12 p.m.	Dinner/Breakfast and crew photo
 9:42 p.m.	Weather briefing (CDR, PLT, MS2)
 9:42 p.m.	Don flight equipment (MS1, MS3, PS1, PS2)
 9:52 p.m.	Don flight equipment (CDR, PLT, MS2)
10:22 p.m.	Depart for launch pad 39A
10:52 p.m.	Arrive at white room and begin ingress

Thursday, March 2, 1995

12:07 a.m.	Close crew hatch
 1:37 a.m.	Launch