MISSION CONTROL CENTER
					STS-67 STATUS REPORT # 25


Tuesday, March 14, 1995, 5 p.m. CST

Endeavour's astronauts continued to study the stars and fielded
questions from reporters as their astronomical research flight neared
its conclusion.

Red team astronauts John Grunsfeld and Ron Parise gathered more
ultraviolet data from celestial targets as Pilot Bill Gregory aimed
the Shuttle toward deep space to allow the trio of ASTRO-2 telescopes
to collect their galactic information.

All the while, Commander Steve Oswald completed final data takes with
the Middeck Active Control Experiment --- MACE ---- which has been
operating in the middeck to collect information about the effect of
vibrations on free-floating structures in microgravity for spacecraft
engineers.

Before turning in for an eight-hour sleep period, the Blue team
astronauts, Wendy Lawrence, Tammy Jernigan and Sam Durrance, joined
their colleagues in the traditional in-flight Crew News Conference,
answering questions from correspondents on everything from
astronomical research to the symbolism of the launching of
U.S. astronaut Norm Thagard on a Russian rocket this morning to begin
an historic three-month stay on the Mir Space Station.

Earlier today, NASA's Mission Management Team decided NOT to extend
Endeavour's flight beyond Friday's planned landing at the Kennedy
Space Center. Citing the wealth of scientific data already acquired by
the Shuttle's telescopes and the conservative approach being taken in
slowly building up the length of time for orbiting crews, Mission
Operations Representative Jeff Bantle said the decision to end
Endeavour's journey on time was made after weighing numerous factors
regarding a mission extension, both pro and con.

Endeavour, meanwhile, continues to orbit the Earth in nearly flawless
fashion, circling the planet every 91 minutes at an altitude of 185
nautical miles.


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