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SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT Tuesday, March 28, 1995 Vehicle: OV-104/Atlantis Mission number: STS-71 Location: OPF Bay 3 Primary payload: Spacelab-MIR Astronauts: 7 up, 8 down Orbital altitude: 196-245 statute miles Inclination: 51.6 degrees Mission Duration: 10 days, 19 hours, 31 minutes Launch date: June 2 NET Landing date: June 12 STS-71 IN WORK: Spacelab-MIR Interface Verification Test (IVT) Orbiter mid-body closeouts Closeouts of external tank/solid rocket booster stack in VAB STS-71 WORK SCHEDULED: Docking system testing and astronaut evaluation (Wed.) Spacelab experiment stowage (Thurs.) Installation of Spacelab tunnel (Apr. 3) Crew Equipment Interface Test (Apr. 8) Close payload bay doors (Apr. 12) Transfer orbiter to VAB and mate to ET/SRB stack (April 18) STS-71 WORK COMPLETED: Main engine securing Crew cabin and air lock leak checks Issues and Concerns: None Discovery/OV-103 (STS-70/TDRS-G) OPF Bay 2 Main engine installation is scheduled to begin Thursday. Reaction control system thruster changeout work concludes this morning. Preparations will begin this afternoon for the upcoming leak and functional checks of the auxiliary power units and the orbiter power system validations. In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the right forward center segment is being stacked today. The right forward segment is scheduled to be stacked on Wednesday. Endeavour/OV-105 (STS-67) Endeavour riding atop the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft touched down at the Shuttle Landing Facility at 5:47 p.m. on Monday. Overnight the orbiter was demated from the 747. Early this morning it was towed from the Mate-Demate Device, arriving at OPF Bay 1 at 9:02 a.m. KSC 24-Hour Weather Summary Today’s minimum temperature: 63 degrees Yesterday’s maximum temperature: 82 degrees Lowest relative humidity: 41 percent Peak wind speed/direction: 19 mph/SE Precipitation as of 7 a.m.: 0 inches Total March precipitation: 1.28 inches