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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1995 (11:34 AM EST)

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

VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION: Pad 39B
TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Feb. 2, 1995 at 12:49 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 and INCLINATION: 196-245 statute miles/51.60 degrees

IN WORK TODAY:
  Main engine frequency response test
  Launch readiness review
  Securing auxiliary power unit no. 2

WORK COMPLETED:
  Solid rocket booster portion of the flight readiness test
  Shuttle interface verification test

WORK SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK:
  Helium signature test (Monday)
  Remove leaking thruster R3A (Tuesday)
  Flight Readiness Review (Wednesday)
  Crew arrives for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (9:30 a.m. Tuesday)  
  Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (Wednesday-Thursday)
  Pre-launch hypergolic propellant load (Friday)

KEY OPERATIONAL MILESTONES SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY (dates are targeted only):
  Hot fire auxiliary power unit no. 2 (Jan. 22)
  Countdown begins (4:30 p.m. Jan. 29)
  Crew arrival for launch (12 midnight Jan. 29)


MISSION: STS-67 -- ASTRO-2

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: OPF bay 1
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: March 2
APPROX. LAUNCH TIME: 1:37 a.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 30 minutes
KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: March 18 at 3:09 p.m.
MISSION DURATION: 15 days, 13 hours
CREW SIZE: 7
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 218 statute miles/28.45 degrees

IN WORK TODAY:
  Aft engine compartment close-outs
  Preparations to remove and repair a signal conditioner on the 
    right hand orbital maneuvering system pod
  Final payload bay cleaning

WORK COMPLETED:
  Securing of main engine no. 3 following installation 
  Payload end-to-end tests

WORK SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK:
  Remove and repair right hand orbital maneuvering system pod (Monday)
  Final closure of payload bay doors (Wednesday)


MISSION: STS-71 -- 1st MIR DOCKING

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: OPF bay 3
TARGET LAUNCH PERIOD: May/June
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 and INCLINATION: 196-245 statute miles/51.60 
degrees

IN WORK TODAY:
  Remove and replace six ball screw housings on the orbiter 
    docking system (ODS) in the Vehicle Assembly Building
  Main propulsion system leak and functional checks

WORK COMPLETED:
  Remove auxiliary power units
  Fuel cell no. 2 functional checks

WORK SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK:
  Reconfigure payload bay for ODS installation next month