yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (12/22/89)
Daily Status/KSC Payload Management and Operations 12-21-89
- STS-31R HST (at VPF) -
Wide Field Planetary Camera (WF/PC) installation was completed.
The every four hour wasp inspection of the VPF highbay is
continuing. Facility HVAC monitoring continues.
- STS-32R SYNCOM (at Pad A) -
Battery conditioning will continue through 23 December and will
pick back up again on 29 December.
- STS-35 ASTRO-1/BBXRT (at O&C) -
AST vacuum system was hoisted to cite rails and the hoist of the
HUT pump platform 2 side rails were completed. BBXRT MLI
installation continues. Access platforms continue to be installed
as well as the cabling and configuring of ASTRO-1 for cite
testing which will begin on the first week in January.
- STS-40 SLS-1 (at O&C) -
Rack 7 upper mods continues. Rack 3 installation of cable tie
struts and fire suppression system hardware is complete.
Installation of rack 4 intercom remote station worked yesterday.
Module pyrell foam replacement continues.
- STS-42 IML (at O&C) -
Rack 9 cable tie struts worked yesterday.