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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4, 1995 MISSION: STS-63 -- MIR RENDEZVOUS, SPARTAN and SPACEHAB-3 VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103 LOCATION: OPF bay 2 TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Feb. 2, 1995 at 12:51 a.m. EST LAUNCH WINDOW: 5 minutes TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Feb. 10 at 7:05 a.m. MISSION DURATION: 8 days, 6 hours, 13 minutes CREW SIZE: 6 ORBITAL ALTITUDE: 196 statute miles INCLINATION: 51.60 degrees Discovery is scheduled to be transferred at midnight to the Vehicle Assembly Building. While inside the VAB, the 100-ton spaceplane will be bolted to its already stacked solid rocket boosters and external tank. Upcoming target dates: Rollout to Launch Pad 39-B - Jan. 11 Flight Readiness Review - Jan. 18 Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test - Jan. 18-19 Begin launch countdown - Jan. 29 MISSION: STS-67 -- ASTRO-2 VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105 LOCATION: OPF bay 1 TARGET LAUNCH PERIOD: early March APPROX. LAUNCH TIME: very early morning LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 3 minutes KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: TBD MISSION DURATION: 15 days, 13 hours CREW SIZE: 7 ORBITAL ALTITUDE: 218 statute miles INCLINATION: 28.45 degrees Testing of the Astro-2 payload is planned this week. The three main engines are scheduled to be installed next week. The crew equipment interface test is scheduled next week. Atlantis is targeted to be ready for transfer to the VAB by the end of January. MISSION: STS-71 -- 1st MIR DOCKING VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104 LOCATION: OPF bay 3 TARGET LAUNCH PERIOD: late May APPROX. LAUNCH TIME: early morning LAUNCH WINDOW: 5 minutes KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: TBD MISSION DURATION: 9 days, 20 hours CREW SIZE: 7 up, 8 down ORBITAL ALTITUDE: 196-245 statute miles INCLINATION: 51.60 degrees Heat shields are being removed to prepare for removal of the three main engines next week. Fuel cell No. 2 is being replaced this week. The orbiter is targeted to be ready for rolling out of the OPF by mid-April.