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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1995 (10:51 AM EST)

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

VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION: Pad 39B
LAUNCH DATE/APPROX. TIME: Feb. 2, 1995 at 12:48 a.m. EST
LAUNCH WINDOW: 5 minutes
KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Feb. 10 at 6:10 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 8 days, 5 hours, 22 minutes
CREW SIZE: 6
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 196-245 statute miles/51.60 degrees

NOTE: Workers today replaced both leaking thrusters (R3A and R3R) 
and leak checks are complete and good. Managers are now confident 
Discovery's reaction control system is tight and leak free. Also, 
the faulty seal and quick disconnect on auxiliary power unit no. 
2 was successfully replaced. Following yesterday's Flight 
Readiness Review, managers picked Feb. 2 as the firm launch date 
for the first Shuttle mission of the new year.  

IN WORK TODAY:
  Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test

WORK COMPLETED:
  Flight Readiness Review
  Securing and leak checks on auxiliary power unit no. 2
  Remove, replace and leak check thrusters R3A and R3R

KEY OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are targeted only):
  Pre-launch hypergolic propellant load (Jan. 21)
  Hot fire auxiliary power unit no. 2 (Jan. 23)
  Ordnance installation and hypergolic propellant pressurization (Jan. 26)
  Install and checkout  spacesuits (Jan. 27)
  Complete orbiter aft engine compartment close-outs (Jan. 29)
  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
TARGET 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:
  Electrical and mechanical mating of right hand orbital maneuvering
    system pod
  Aft engine compartment close-outs
  Final payload bay cleaning and close-outs
  Landing gear functional checks

WORK COMPLETED:
  Remove and repair signal conditioner on right hand orbital 
    maneuvering system pod

WORK SCHEDULED:
  Final closure of payload bay doors (Friday)


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:
  Main propulsion system leak and functional checks
  Install auxiliary power units
  Orbital maneuvering system functional tests

WORK COMPLETED:
  Remove and replace ball screw housings on the orbiter docking 
    system (ODS) in the Vehicle Assembly Building

WORK SCHEDULED:
  Docking system functional test
  Reconfigure payload bay for ODS installation next month