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SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR

STS-67

MISSION PRESS KIT

MARCH 1995



PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACTS

For Information on the Space Shuttle

Ed CampionPolicy/Management202/358-1778
Headquarters, Wash., DC

Rob NaviasMission Operations     713/483-5111
Johnson Space Center,Astronauts
Houston, TX


Bruce Buckingham Launch Processing407/867-2468
Kennedy Space Center, FL   KSC Landing Information

June Malone External Tank/SRBs/SSMEs    205/544-0034
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville, AL

Cam MartinDFRC Landing Information    805/258-3448
Dryden Flight Research Center
Edwards, CA

     For Information on STS-67 Experiments & Activities

Don Savage    ASTRO-2           202/358-1547


Mike Braukus    PCG               202/358-1979
Headquarters, Wash., DC


star or the composition and structure of the interstellar
medium it illuminates.

     Simultaneous observations by these three telescopes will
complement one another as they provide different perspectives
on the same celestial objects.  These observations also will
complement those of ultraviolet instruments on other NASA
spacecraft, such as the Hubble Space Telescope, the
International Ultraviolet Explorer, and the Extreme
Ultraviolet Explorer -- all currently in operation.  By
combining research findings from these various instruments,
scientists hope to piece together the evolution and history of
the universe and learn more about the composition and origin
of stars and galaxies.

     The flight also will see the continuation of NASA's Get
Away Special (GAS) experiments program.  The project gives
individuals an opportunity to perform experiments in space on
a Shuttle mission.  Two GAS cans will be carried in the cargo
bay in support of a payload from the Australian Space Office.
The payload, coincidentally named Endeavour, is an Australian
space telescope that will take images in the ultraviolet
spectrum of violent events in nearby exploding galaxies.

     The third in a series of six Commercial MDA ITA
Experiments (CMIX) payloads will also fly aboard Endeavour.
CMIX-03 includes biomedical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology,
cell biology, crystal growth and fluids science
investigations.  These experiments will explore ways in which
microgravity can benefit drug development and delivery for
treatment of cancer, infectious diseases and metabolic
deficiencies.  These experiments also will include protein and
inorganic crystal growth, experiments on secretion of
medically important products from plant cells, calcium
metabolism, invertebrate development and immune cell
functions.

     Endeavour will carry two systems in Shuttle middeck
lockers to continue space-based research into the structure of
proteins and other macromolecules.  The study of proteins,

complex biochemicals that serve a variety of purposes in
living organisms, is an important aspect of this mission.
Determining the molecular structure of proteins will lead to a
greater understanding of how the organisms function.
Knowledge of the structures also can help the pharmaceutical
industry develop disease-fighting drugs.  The two systems are
the Vapor Diffusion Apparatus in which trays will be housed
within a temperature-controlled Thermal Enclosure System and
the Protein Crystallization Apparatus for Microgravity that
will be housed in a Single-locker Thermal Enclosure System.

     The Middeck Active Control Experiment is an experiment
designed to study the active control of flexible structures in
space.  In this experiment, a small, multibody platform will
be assembled and free-floated inside the Space Shuttle.  Tests
will be conducted on the platform to measure how disturbances
caused by a payload impact the performance of another nearby
payload which is attached to the same supporting structure.

     The STS-67 crew will take on the role of teachers as they
educate students in the United States and other countries
about their mission objectives.  Using the Shuttle Amateur
Radio Experiment-II, Shuttle Commander Stephen S. Oswald (call
sign KB5YSR), pilot William G. Gregory, (license pending),
mission specialists Tamara E. Jernigan (license pending) and
Wendy B. Lawrence (KC5KII) and Payload Specialists Ron Paris
(WA4SIR) and Sam Durrance (N3TQA) will talk with students in
26 schools in the U.S., South Africa, India and Australia
using "ham radio", about what it is like to live and work in
space.

he STS-67 mission will be the 8th flight of Space
Shuttle Endeavour and the 68th flight of the Space Shuttle
system.

                - end general release-


MEDIA SERVICES INFORMATION

NASA Television Transmission

     NASA Television is available through Spacenet-2 satellite
system, transponder 5, channel 9, at 69 degrees West
longitude, frequency 3880.0 MHz, audio 6.8 Megahertz.

     The schedule for television transmissions from the
Orbiter and for mission briefings will be available during the
mission at Kennedy Space Center, FL; Marshall Space Flight
Center, Huntsville, AL; Dryden Flight Research Center,
Edwards, CA; Johnson Space Center, Houston; NASA Headquarters,
Washington, DC; and the NASA newscenter operation at Mission
Control-Moscow.  The television schedule will be updated to
reflect changes dictated by mission operations.

Television schedules also may be obtained by calling
COMSTOR 713/483-5817.  COMSTOR is a computer data base service
requiring the use of a telephone modem.  A voice update of the
television schedule is updated daily at noon Eastern time.
Status Reports

Status reports on countdown and mission progress, on-
orbit activities and landing operations will be produced by
the appropriate NASA newscenter.

Briefings

     A mission press briefing schedule will be issued prior to
launch.  During the mission, status briefings by a Flight
Director or Mission Operations representative and when
appropriate, representatives from the payload team, will occur
at least once per day.  The updated NASA television schedule
will indicate when mission briefings are planned.

Access by Internet

     NASA press releases can be obtained automatically by
sending an Internet electronic mail message to
[e-mail].  In the body of the message (not the subject2

line) users should type the words "subscribe press-release"
(no quotes).  The system will reply with a confirmation via E-
mail of each subscription.  A second automatic message will
include additional information on the service.

     Informational materials also will be available from a
data repository known as an anonymous FTP (File Transfer
Protocol) server at ftp.pao.hq.nasa.gov under the directory
/pub/pao.  Users should log on with the user name "anonymous"
(no quotes), then enter their E-mail address as the password.
Within the /pub/pao directory there will be a "readme.txt"
file explaining the directory structure.

  The NASA public affairs homepage also is available via the
Internet.  The page contains images, sound and text (press
releases, press kits, fact sheets) to explain NASA activities.
It also has links to many other NASA pages.  The URL is:
http://www.nasa.gov/hqpao/hqpao_home.html

Access by fax


     An additional service known as fax-on-demand will enable
users to access NASA informational materials from their fax
machines.  Users calling [phone] may follow a series of
prompts and will automatically be faxed the most recent
Headquarters news releases they request.

Access by Compuserve

     Users with Compuserve accounts can access NASA press
releases by typing "GO NASA" (no quotes) and making a
selection from the categories offered.

STS-67 QUICK LOOK

Launch Date/Site:     March 2, 1995/KSC Pad 39A
Launch Time:          1:37 a.m. EST
Launch Window:        2 hours, 30 minutes
Orbiter:Endeavour (OV-105) - 8th flight
Orbit/Inclination:    190 nautical miles/28.45 degrees3

Mission Duration:     15 days, 13 hours, 32 minutes
Landing Time/Date     March 17, 1995
Landing Time:         3:09 p.m. EST
Primary Landing Site:    Kennedy Space Center, FL
Abort Landing Sites:     Return to Launch Site - KSC
            Transoceanic Abort Landing - Ben Guerir, Morocco
Moron, Spain
            Abort Once Around - Edwards Air Force Base, CA

Crew:  Steve Oswald, Commander (CDR), Red Team
       Bill Gregory, Pilot (PLT), Red Team
       John Grunsfeld, Mission Specialist 1 (MS 1), Red Team
Wendy Lawrence, Mission Specialist 2 (MS 2), Blue Team:
       Tammy Jernigan, Payload Commander, Mission
Specialist -3 (MS 3), Blue Team
       Sam Durrance, Payload Specialist 1 (PS 1), Blue Team
       Ron Parise, Payload Specialist 2 (PS 2), Red Team

Extravehicular Crewmembers:  Jernigan (EV 1), Grunsfeld (EV 2)
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Cargo Bay Payloads:   ASTRO-2
 Getaway Special Canisters

Middeck Payloads:     MACE
 PCG-STES
          CMIX
PCG-TES

In-Cabin Payloads:    SAREX-II


Developmental Test Objectives/Detailed Supplementary
Objectives:

DTO 251:   Entry Aerodynamic Control Surfaces Test
DTO 254:   Subsonic Aerodynamics Verification
DTO 301D:  Ascent Structural Capability Evaluation
DTO 307D:  Entry Structural Capability
DTO 312:   External Tank Thermal Protection System Performance
DTO 319D:  Orbiter/Payload Acceleration and Acoustics Data5

DTO 414:   APU Shutdown Test
DTO 667:   Portable In-Flight Landing Operations Trainer
(PILOT)
DTO 674:   Thermoelectric Liquid Cooling System Evaluation
DTO 700-8: Global Positioning System Developmental Flight Test
DTO 700-9: Orbiter Evaluation of TDRS Acquisition in Bypass
Mode
DTO 805:   Crosswind Landing Performance
DSO 326:   Window Impact Observations
DSO 328:   In-Flight Urine Collection Absorber Evaluation
DSO 484:   Assessment of Circadian Shifting in Astronauts by
             Bright Light
DSO 487:   Immunological Assessment of Crewmembers
DSO 488:   Measurement of Formaldehyde Using Passive Dosimetry
DSO 603:   Orthostatic Function During Entry, Landing and
             Egress
DSO 604:   Visual-Vestibular Integration as a Function of
             Adaptation
DSO 605:   Postural Equilibrium Control During Landing/Egress
DSO 608:   Effects of Space Flight on Aerobic and Anaerobic6

             Metabolism
DSO 614:   The Effect of Prolonged Space Flight on Head
and Gaze Stability during Locomotion
DSO 624:   Pre and Postflight Measurement of Cardiorespiratory
             Responses to Submaximal Exercise
DSO 626:   Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Responses to
Standing Before and After Space Flight
DSO 901:   Documentary Television
902:   Documentary Motion Picture Photography
903:   Documentary Still Photography


SPACE SHUTTLE ABORT MODES

     Space Shuttle launch abort philosophy aims toward safe
and intact recovery of the flight crew, Orbiter and its
payload. Abort modes for STS-67 include:

     *  Abort-To-Orbit (ATO) -- Partial loss of main engine
thrust late enough to permit reaching a minimal 105-nautical7

mile orbit with the orbital maneuvering system engines.

     *  Abort-Once-Around (AOA) -- Earlier main engine
shutdown with the capability to allow one orbit of the Earth
before landing at Edwards Air Force Base, CA.

     *  TransAtlantic Abort Landing (TAL) -- The loss of one
or more main engines midway through powered flight would force
a landing at either Moron, Spain, or Ben Guerir, Morocco.

     *  Return-To-Launch-Site (RTLS) -- Early shutdown of one
or more engines, before the Shuttle has enough energy to reach
Moron or Ben Guerir, would result in a pitch around and thrust
back toward KSC until the Orbiter is within gliding distance
of the Shuttle Landing Facility.


MISSION SUMMARY TIMELINE

Flight Day One:

Launch/Ascent
OMS-2 Burn
Astro/Spacelab Activation
Instrument Pointing System Activation
Astro Observations

Flight Day Two:
Astro Observations

Flight Day Three:
Astro Observations
MACE Operations

Flight Day Four:
Astro Observations
MACE Operations

Flight Day Five:
Astro Observations


Flight Day Six:
Astro Observations
Off-Duty Time for MS 3 and PS 1

Flight Day Seven:
Astro Observations
MACE Operations
Off-Duty Time for MS 1 and PS 2

Eight


Flight Day Nine:
Astro Observations
MACE Operations

Flight Day Ten:
Astro Observations
MACE Operations   8

Eleven:



Twelve:




Thirteen:

Crew News Conference

Flight Day Fourteen:
Astro Observations
Flight Control System Checkout
Instrument Pointing System Stow Check and Redeployment

Flight Day Fifteen:
Astro/Spacelab Deactivation

Instrument Pointing System Stow
Cabin Stow

Flight Day Sixteen:
Deorbit Prep
Deorbit Burn
Entry
KSC Landing

PAYLOAD AND VEHICLE WEIGHTS

Vehicle/ Payload    Pounds

Orbiter (Endeavour) empty and 3 SSMEs173,910

ASTRO-2 (Instruments and Support Equipment)17,384

Getaway Special Canisters1,000

CMIX                       699


MACE (Middeck Active Control Experiment)258

Protein Crystal Growth Experiment205

Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment28

Detailed Test/Supplementary Objectives171

Shuttle System at SRB Ignition4,520,531

Orbiter Weight at Landing217,683


STS-67 ORBITAL EVENTS SUMMARY
             (Based on a March 2, 1995 Launch)

EVENT                    METTIME OF DAY (EST)

Launch0/00:001:37 a.m., Mar. 2


OMS-2                  0/00:51              2:28 a.m., Mar. 2

IPS Activation         0/03:15   4:52 a.m., Mar. 2

Crew News Conference  12/11:10  12:47 p.m., Mar. 14

FCS Checkout          13/11:45        1:22 p.m., Mar. 15

Deorbit Burn          15/12:252:02 p.m., Mar. 17

KSC Landing           15/13:323:09 p.m., Mar. 17



CREW RESPONSIBILITIES

Payloads and Activities      Prime     Backup
╩
ASTRO     Jernigan     Grunsfeld,  20

Durrance, Parise
Getaway Specials    Grunsfeld     Lawrence
MACEOswaldGregory
PCG               Lawrence     Gregory
CMIXGregoryLawrence
SAREX                      Parise      Oswald



DTOs/ DSOs

DTO 251:   Entry Aerodynamics Test   Oswald        Gregory
DTO 312:   Tank TPS PerformanceGrunsfeld     Lawrence
DTO 667:   PILOTOswaldGregory
DSO 484:   Circadian Shifting     Jernigan, Lawrence, Durrance
DSO 487:   Immunological AssessmentAll
DSO 603C:  Entry MonitoringJernigan, Grunsfeld,
 Durrance, Parise
DSO 604:   Head/Eye MovementGrunsfeld, Parise, Oswald
DSO 608:   Aerobic/Anaerobic      Oswald, Gregory, Lawrence4

Before the advent of orbiting ultraviolet telescopes,
scientists had to be satisfied with rocket-borne ultraviolet
telescopes.  In fact, all three Astro telescopes are based on
prototypes flown separately on sounding rockets.  A typical
rocket flight might gather 300 seconds of data on a single
object.  During Astro-2, scientists expect their three
telescopes to gather hundreds of hours of data on a multitude
of celestial objects.


THE ASTRO TELESCOPES

     The Astro Observatory is a package of three instruments,
mounted on the Spacelab Instrument Pointing System.

     The Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT), developed at The
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, conducts spectroscopy
in the far ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic
spectrum.  Spectroscopy allows scientists to learn what
elements are present in an object, as well as identify     6

instruments on other NASA spacecraft, such as the Hubble Space
Telescope, the International Ultraviolet Explorer, and the
Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer -- all currently in operation.
By combining research findings from various instruments,
scientists hope to piece together the evolution and history of
the universe and learn more about the composition and origin
of stars and galaxies.

Astro-1

     The first flight of the Astro observatory took place in
December 1990 and lasted nine days.  In addition to the
ultraviolet telescopes, the observatory included an X-ray
instrument called the Broad-Band X-ray Telescope mounted on a
separate pointing system.

     During this mission the Astro team learned a number of
valuable lessons about operating a Shuttle-based astronomical
observatory in orbit -- lessons that will be put to good use
during the Astro-2 mission.9

identification of thousands of individual hot stars in other
galaxies for later study by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

     UIT also photographed globular clusters, where there are
often so many stars grouped together that it is impossible to
distinguish individual stars.  The ultraviolet images picked
out hot stars in late stages of evolution, where hydrogen has
been depleted from the cores and energy is provided by burning
helium.  By comparing photographs taken in different
wavelengths, scientists were able to measure the temperature
as well as brightnessindividual stars.

     Observing more globular clusters is a high priority for
the imaging telescope on Astro-2.  Astronomers will compare
the observations to theoretical predications, to help fill in
gaps in their knowledge about these late evolutionary stages.

     All three Astro-2 telescopes will study white dwarf
stars.  These are old stars in a transition phase -- former
giants which have shed their cool outer layers, leaving37

of a specific frequency from the quasar, altering the chemical
signature the quasar could normally be expected to produce.

A recent Hubble Space Telescope observation found
evidence of intergalactic helium in the spectrum of one
quasar.  However, HUT's spectral region permits looking at
more nearby quasars.  Positive results from Astro-2
observations would not only verify the Hubble findings, but
they could allow the density and ionization state of the gas
to be measured as well.

     *  Solar system objects.  HUT made several observations
of the planet Jupiter and its moon Io during Astro-1, studying
dynamic nature of their relationship.  Io, the most
volcanically active body in the solar system, spews out
volcanic material into space, where it is ionized and swept up
by Jupiter's strong magnetic field.  Ultraviolet observations
permit a better understanding of the temperatures and
densities of the resulting plasma.  Scientists were able to
use HUT's more detailed spectra to reinterpret data gathered46

nature of "dust" grains in the space between stars.  They also
will follow up on observations of active galaxies and rapidly
spinning stars.

     The WUPPE telescope examines ultraviolet radiation from
1,400 Angstroms (around the mid-point of the far ultraviolet
range) to 3,200 Angstroms (slightly shorter wavelengths than
blue visible light ).  This is an area that has not been
readily studied, especially for stars that are too bright for
Hubble's Faint Object Spectrograph and for nebulae too large
for Hubble's smaller spectrograph openings.

     The telescope is a classical Cassegrain-type, meaning
that light enters the tube and strikes a large, parabolic
mirror near the back.  The light then is reflected forward to
a smaller, secondary mirror near the front of the telescope,
which focuses the light back through a hole in the center of
the large mirror.  The secondary mirror can be adjusted in
precise increments to refocus the telescope, to allow it
look at objects slightly offset from those other Astro      7

instruments are studying, and to perform rapid small
corrections to the telescope╒s pointing direction.

Behind the primary mirror, the beam passes through an
ultraviolet spectrograph, a device which spreads out the
radiation by wavelengths.  A beam-splitting prism divides the
resulting spectrum into two perpendicular planes of
polarization, and the two spectra are recorded simultaneously
on two separate detectors.  Comparison of the two spectra is
then used to study the polarization of the ultraviolet light
as a function of wavelength.

Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photo-Polarimeter Experiment (WUPPE)
Telescope Optics:        Cassegrain system
Aperture:                20 inches (50 centimeters)
Focal Ratio:             f/10
Spectral Resolution:     6 Angstroms
Wavelength Range:        1,400 to 3,200 Angstroms
Magnitude Limit:         16
Detectors:     Spectropolarimeter with dual electronic diode8

 array detectors
Weight:         981 pounds (446 kilograms)
Dimensions:     28 inches (70 centimeters) diameter
           12.14 feet (3.7 meters) length


Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT)

Principal Investigator:     Theodore P. Stecher
 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
 Greenbelt, MD

     The Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope makes deep, wide-field
photographs of objects in ultraviolet light.  This type of
imagery is a primary means for recognizing fundamentally new
phenomena or important examples of known astrophysical objects
in ultraviolet wavelengths.  Before Astro-1, very few
ultraviolet images had been made and those that were available
were taken during brief rocket flights.
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astronomical film.  The film will be processed and analyzed
after Endeavour returns to Earth.

     Light is reflected from a 15-inch (38-centimeter) primary
mirror, at the middle of the telescope tube, to a secondary
mirror near the front.  The secondary mirror is linked to an
image motion compensation system, which adjusts it slightly as
necessary to offset any motion or jitter in the spacecraft.
This is critical since any motions would blur the resulting
photographs.

Reflected from the secondary mirror, the light passes
through filter wheels containing six filters each.  These
different filters allow specific wavelengths of the
ultraviolet spectrum to be selected.  By comparing two images
of the same area with different filters, the UIT team can
measure the temperature as well as the brightness of every
object in the field.

     The light then enters one of the telescope's two image4

Huntsville.

     The ultraviolet telescope assembly rests on two Spacelab
pallets in Endeavour's cargo bay.  The Shuttle and Spacelab
systems provide power, pointing and communications links for
the observatory.

     The telescopes are mounted on the Instrument Pointing
System (IPS), which was part of the Spacelab equipment
developed for NASA by the European Space Agency.  It has been
used twice before, on Spacelab 2 in 1985 and on Astro-1 in
late 1990.

     The IPS furnishes a stable platform, keeps the telescopes
aligned, and provides various pointing and tracking
capabilities to the telescopes.  During Astro-1 the IPS had
some difficulties locking onto guide stars properly, although
an alternate technique allowed the astronauts to manually
point the IPS and track targets.  In general, the astronauts
were able to provide pointing stability of about 2 to 3 arc9

Ultraviolet Extinction and Polarization of Interstellar Dust
in the Large Magellanic Cloud (HUT, WUPPE)
Dr. Geoffrey C. Clayton
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO

O-VI Emission and Broad-Band UV Spectra of Symbiotic Systems
(HUT, WUPPE)
Dr. Brian R. Espey
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Investigations of Lyman Line Profiles in Hot DA White Dwarfs
(HUT)
Dr. David S. Finley
EUREKA Scientific, Inc.
Oakland, CA

An Ultraviolet Survey/Atlas of Spiral Galaxies (UIT)
Dr. Wendy L. Freedman6

     Evidence from previous microgravity experiments indicates
that gravity affects single cells.  No matter what effect any
environmental factor produces on living systems, it begins
with single cells or a group of single cells acting together.
Microgravity appears to slow cell growth.  How this affects
the aging process will be tested using human lymphocytes.


Multi-drug Resistance

     The broad objective of drug resistance experiments is to
gain an understanding of the role of gravity and effect of
microgravity on cell membranes.  Drugs must cross cell
membranes to be effective;  however, many drugs lose their
effectiveness after several years of use because patients
develop multi-drug resistance.  Researchers believe that the
mechanisms of multi-drug resistance may be more easily
understood for cells in microgravity where cellular metabolism
is slowed.
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      Education Center, Mt. Sterling, KY  (WD4EUD)
*  U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD (W3ADO)
*  Lutherville Elementary/Ridgely Middle School,
           Lutherville, MD (WA3GOV)
*  Silver Spring/Burtonsville Schools, Silver
           Spring, MD (N3CJN)
*  William Bryant Elementary, Blue Springs, MO  (WA0NKE)
*  Plank Road South School, Webster, NY  (KB2JDS)
*  Lockport H.S., Lockport, NY  (N2IQL)
*  Saint Peters School, Greenville, NC
*  Washington Senior H..S., Washington C.H., OH (N8MNB)
*  Bethany Middle School, Bethany, OK  (KB5KIJ)
*  Tarkington Middle School, Cleveland, TX  (N5AF)
*  Chisum Jr./Sr. H.S., Paris, TX  (KA5CJJ)
*  J.J. Fray Elementary School, Rustburg, VA (K4HEX)
*  Group of Scholars from South Africa, South Africa (ZS5AKV)
*  Little Lillys English School, Bangalore, India  (VY2RMS)
*  Cobram Secondary College, Cobram, Australia  (VK3KLN)
          8

The radio contacts are part of the SAREX project, a joint
effort by NASA, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), and
the Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.

     The project, which has flown on 15 previous Shuttle
missions, is designed to encourage public participation in the
space program and support the conduct of educational
initiatives to demonstrate the effectiveness of communications
between the Shuttle and low-cost ground stations using amateur
radio voice and digital techniques.

     Several audio and digital communication services have
been developed to disseminate Shuttle and SAREX-specific
information during the flight.

     The ARRL ham radio station (W1AW) will include SAREX
information in its regular voice and teletype bulletins.

     The amateur radio station at the Goddard Space Flight
Center, (WA3NAN), will operate around the clock during the9

mission, providing  SAREX information, retransmitting live
Shuttle air-to-ground audio, and retransmitting many SAREX
school group contacts.

Information about orbital elements, contact times,
frequencies and crew operating schedules will be available
during the mission from NASA ARRL (Steve Mansfield, 203/666-
1541) and AMSAT (Frank Bauer, 301/286-8496).  AMSAT will
provide information bulletins for interested parties on the
Internet and amateur packet radio.

Current Keplerian elements to track the Shuttle are
available from the NASA Spacelink computer information system,
computer bulletin board system (BBS) [phone] or via the
Internet: spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov., and the ARRL BBS (203)
666-0578.  The latest element sets and mission information are
also available via the Johnson Space Center (JSC) ARC BBS or
the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) BBS.  The JSC number is
[phone], 9600 Baud or less.  The GSFC BBS is available
via Internet.  The address is wa3nan.gsfc.nasa.gov.



STS-67 SAREX Frequencies

Routine SAREX transmissions from the Space Shuttle may be
monitored on a worldwide downlink frequency of 145.55 MHz.

The voice uplink frequencies are (except Europe):
144.91 MHz
144.93
144.95
144.97
144.99


The voice uplink frequencies for Europe only are:
144.70
144.75
144.80
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Stephen S. Oswald, 43, will lead STS-67's seven-member
crew, serving as Commander. This is his third space flight.

     Selected as an astronaut in 1985.  Oswald was born in
Seattle, WA, but considers Bellingham, WA, to be his hometown.
He received a bachelor of science degree in aerospace
engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1973 and was
designated as a naval aviator in September 1974.  Following
training in the A-7 aircraft, he flew the Corsair-II aboard
the USS Midway from 1975-1977. In 1978, he attended the U.S.
Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, MD. Upon
graduation, he remained at the Naval Air Test Center
conducting flying qualities, performance and propulsion flight
tests on the A-7 and F/A-18 aircraft through 1981.

     Oswald resigned from active Navy duty and joined
Westinghouse Electric Corp. as a civilian test pilot.  During
1983-1984, he was involved in developmental flight testing of
various airborne weapons systems for Westinghouse, including
the F-16C and B-1B radars.  He has logged over 6,000 flight2

hours in 40 different aircraft.

     Oswald joined NASA in 1984 as an aerospace engineer and
instructor pilot. Since being selected as an astronaut, he has
served as Pilot for STS-42 and STS-56, flown in January 1992
and April 1993, respectively.  The International Microgravity
Laboratory-1, the primary payload on STS-42, included major
microgravity experiments conducted over the eight-day flight
in Discovery's Spacelab module.  STS-56 was the second
Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science mission
This nine-day flight also included the deployment and
retrieval of the SPARTAN spacecraft.  With the completion of
his second mission, Oswald has logged more than 400 hours in
space.

William G. Gregory (Lt. Col., USAF), 37, will serve as
Pilot for STS-67. This is his first shuttle mission.

     Born in Lockport, NY., Gregory received a bachelor of
science degree in engineering science from the Air Force   3

Academy in 1979, a master of science degree in engineering
mechanics from Columbia University in 1980 and a master of
science degree in management from Troy State University in
1984.

     Between 1981 and 1986, Gregory served as an operational
fighter pilot flying the D and F models of the F-111.  In this
capacity, he served as an instructor pilot at RAF Lakenheath,
U.K., and Cannon Air Force Base, NM.  He attended the USAF
Test Pilot  School in 1987.  Between 1988 and 1990, Gregory
served as a test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base, flying the
F-4, A-7D and all five models of the F-15.  He has accumulated
more than 3,500 hours of flight time in more than 40 types of
aircraft.  Gregory was selected for the astronaut corps in
1990.

     John M. Grunsfeld, Ph.D., 36, also will be making his
first space flight on STS-67.  Grunsfeld will serve as Mission
Specialist 1.
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     Grunsfeld was born in Chicago, IL, and received a
bachelor of science degree in physics from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in 1980.  He earned a master of
science degrees and a doctor of philosophy degree in physics
from the University of Chicago in 1984 and 1988, respectively.

     Grunsfeld has held a variety of academic positions at
institutions including the University of Chicago, California
Institute of Technology and the University of Tokyo/Institute
of Space and Astronautical Science.  His research has covered
X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy, high energy cosmic ray studies,
and development of new detectors and instrumentation.  He also
has studied binary pulsars and energetic X-ray and gamma ray
sources using NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, X-ray
astronomy satellites, radio telescopes and optical telescopes.
Grunsfeld was selected as an astronaut in 1992.

     Wendy B. Lawrence, Commander (Select), USN, will serve as
flight engineer and will carry the designation Mission
Specialist 2 during her first shuttle flight.5


     Lawrence, 35, was born in Jacksonville, FL, and received
a bachelor of science degree in ocean engineering from the
U.S. Naval Academy in 1981.  She earned a master of science
degree in ocean engineering from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in
1988.

     Lawrence was designated as a naval aviator in July 1982
and has more than 1500 hours of flight time.  She also has
conducted more than 800 shipboard landings in six different
types of helicopters.  While stationed at Helicopter Combat
Support Squadron SIX, she was one of the first two female
helicopter pilots to make a long deployment to the Indian
Ocean as part of a carrier battle group.  In October 1990, she
reported to the U.S. Naval Academy where she served as a
physics instructor.  Lawrence is a member of the astronaut
class of 1992.

     Tamara E. Jernigan, Ph.D., 35, will serve as the Payload7

software verification in the Shuttle Avionics Integration
Laboratory, operations coordination on secondary payloads,
spacecraft communicator for five shuttle flights, lead
astronaut for flight software development, and chief of th
Astronaut Office Mission Development Branch.

     Jernigan's first shuttle flight was STS-40 in June 1991,
a nine-day mission called Spacelab Life Sciences-1, the first
mission dedicated to investigating how the human body adapted
to microgravity.  Her second mission, STS-52 in October 1992,
was a 10-day flight during which crew members deployed the
Laser Geodynamics Satellite and operated the U.S. Microgravity
Payload-1.  Jernigan has logged about 455 hours in space.

     Samuel T. Durrance, Ph.D., 51, will be returning to spac
for a second time as one of two payload specialists for the
ASTRO-2 mission.  He first flew in that capacity on the ASTRO-
1 mission aboard Columbia on the STS-35 flight in December
1990.  Durrance will carry the designation Payload Specialist
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Silver Spring, MD.  He also is a member of the research team
for the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope, one of the ASTRO-2
instruments.  Parise has been involved in all aspects of
flight hardware development, electronic systems design and
mission planning activities for the Ultraviolet Imaging
Telescope.  He has studied the circumstellar material in
binary star systems using the Copernicus satellite as well as
the International Ultraviolet Explorer.  His current research
involves the study of the later stages of the evolution of low
mass stars in globular clusters.


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