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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1995 (11:26 AM EST)

MISSION: STS-67 -- ASTRO-2

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
LAUNCH DATE and TIME: March 2 at 1:38 a.m. EST
EDWARDS LANDING DATE and TIME: Saturday, March 18 at 4:47 p.m. EST
MISSION DURATION: 16 days, 15 hours, 08 minutes

	Endeavour’s KSC landing was waved off Friday due to low clouds,
rain and thunderstorms at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Landing was
rescheduled for Saturday on the first of three opportunities. Saturday’s
KSC landing attempts were also waved off for reasons similar to those on
Friday and mission managers decided to land Endeavour at Edwards Air Force
Base, Calif.

	Endeavour landed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. runway 22
Saturday at 4:47 p.m. EST on orbit 263. The mission elapsed and landing
times are:

                               MET                   EST              
MAIN GEAR TOUCHDOWN        16:15:08:47           4:47:47 p.m.
NOSE GEAR TOUCHDOWN        16:15:09:01           4:48:01 p.m.
WHEELS STOP                16:15:09:46           4:48:46 p.m.

MILES TRAVELED:  6.9 million (statue miles)

	Endeavour is in the mate-demate device at Dryden. Off-load of the
residual cryogenics is complete and turnaround operations for ferry flight
to KSC  are in work. Managers anticipate being able to begin the ferry
flight on Friday, March 24.


MISSION: STS-71 -- 1st MIR DOCKING

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3
TARGET LAUNCH PERIOD: May/June
APPROX. LAUNCH PERIOD: late night
LAUNCH WINDOW: 5 minutes
KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: TBD 
MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 19 hours, 31 minutes
CREW SIZE: 7 up, 8 down
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 196-245 statute miles/51.60 degrees

IN WORK TODAY:
  Preparations to install main engines

WORK COMPLETED:
  Orbiter Docking System/Atlantis integrated verification tests
  Potable water servicing
  Mate external tank with solid rocket boosters in Vehicle Assembly
    Building 

KEY OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are targeted only):
  Flight crew at KSC for camera alignment checks (Tuesday)
  Install spacelab into orbiter (Wednesday)
  Install main engines (Thursday/Friday)
  Flight crew at KSC for Docking system test (March 29)
  Crew equipment interface test (April 8)
  Final payload bay closure (April 12)
  Roll to Vehicle Assembly Building (April 18)


MISSION: STS-70 -- TDRS-G

VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: June 22
APPROX. LAUNCH TIME: 11:13 a.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 30 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: June 30 at 9:23 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 8 days
CREW SIZE: 5
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 184 statute miles/28.45 degrees

IN WORK TODAY:
  Main propulsion system leak and functional checks
  Orbital maneuvering system pod functional checks
  Mechanical and electrical checks of auxiliary power unit no. 2

WORK COMPLETED:
  Remove auxiliary power unit no. 2
  Install drag chute
  External tank door functional checks

WORK SCHEDULED:
  Payload premate tests