yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (12/21/89)
Daily Status/KSC Payload Management and Operations 12-20-89
- STS-31R HST (at VPF) -
Began yesterday with construction of "wasp tent" to support
Wide Field Planetary Camera (WF/PC) installation. WF/PC
installation is planned for today. The every four hour wasp
inspection of the VPF highbay is continuing and will work through
the holiday week to ensure the problem has been resolved prior
to picking up with HST operations in January.
- 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) -
Software validation continues. ASTRO-1 was successfully moved
from test stand 3 to cite test stand four. There were no problems
encountered during the move. Access platforms are being
installed followed by the cabling configuring of ASTRO-1 for cite
testing.
- STS-40 SLS-1 (at O&C) -
Rack pyrell foam replacement worked yesterday. Rack 7 upper
mods, rack 9, 11, & 13 front mods were worked yesterday. Module
pyrell foam replacement continues.
- STS-42 IML (at O&C) -
No activity. Plan to pick up with rack mod work and staging
today.