baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) (10/28/89)
DAILY STATUS/KSC PAYLOAD MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 10-27-89
- STS-31 HST (AT VPF) -
GSE CONFIGURATION SETUP FOR BATTERY CHARGING HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
DUE TO A PROBLEM ESTABLISHING THE HST SINGLE POINT GROUND,
BATTERY CHARGING AND THE HST FUNCTIONAL TESTS HAVE BEEN DELAYED.
PERSONNEL ARE SUPPORTING THE CONTINUOUS VPF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECS
UNIT MONITORING. ACCESS PLATFORMS AND THE HST FLYING CARPET
HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE VPF.
- STS-35 ASTRO-1/BBXRT (AT O&C) -
AFTER REMOVAL OF A MICROSWITCH, A 0.156 INCH DIAMETER VIDEO PROBE
WAS USED TO AID IN THE SEARCH FOR THE MISSING WASHER. THE WASHER
WAS LOCATED IN THE PGSA-1 MOTOR AREA AND EVALUATION IS ACTIVE TO
DETERMINE THE METHOD OF RETRIEVAL. MUE INSTALLATION AND RPA
CHECKS ARE ACTIVE.
- STS-40 SLS-1 (AT O&C) -
RACK 7 AND 10 STIFFENER MOD ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN PLACED ON HOLD
PENDING DESIGN CENTER RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTERSINK RIVET ISSUE.
PREPS FOR PROOFLOAD OF MVAK JOGGLE EQUIPMENT AND WATER SERVICING
GSE PREPS AND VALIDATION ARE IN WORK.
- STS-42 IML (AT O&C) -
ECLS CLOSEOUT CAP VERIFICATION WAS COMPLETED.
Ron Baalke | (818) 541-2341 x260
Jet Propulsion Lab M/S 301-355 | baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov
4800 Oak Grove Dr. |
Pasadena, CA 91109 |baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) (10/31/89)
DAILY STATUS/KSC PAYLOAD MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 10-30-89
- STS-31R HST (AT VPF) -
FRIDAY IT WAS DETERMINED THE HST SINGLE POINT GROUND PROBLEM WAS
NOT A CONSTRAINT TO POWER UP. BATTERY CHARGING THEN WAS
COMPLETED AND AT 2300 HOURS FRIDAY, THE HST WAS POWERED UP FOR
START OF FUNCTIONAL TESTING. AT 0045 HOURS SUNDAY THE HST WAS
POWERED DOWN, AND VACUUM PUMP DOWN OF THE REACTION WHEEL
ASSEMBLIES IN BAY 9 PICKED UP. HST WILL POWER UP AGAIN THIS
MORNING. PERSONNEL ARE SUPPORTING THE CONTINUOUS VPF
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECS UNIT MONITORING.
-STS-32R SYNCOM (AT VPF) -
PLATFORM REMOVAL FROM THE VPF WAS SHUTDOWN FRIDAY BECAUSE OF
WEATHER. REMOVAL HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
- STS-35 ASTRO-1/BBXRT (AT O&C) -
AFTER REMOVAL OF A MICROSWITCH, A 0.156 INCH DIAMETER VIDEO PROBE
WAS USED TO AID IN THE SEARCH FOR THE MISSING WASHER. THE WASHER
WAS LOCATED IN THE PGSA-1 MOTOR AREA, REMOVED, AND THE
MICROSWITCH REINSTALLED.
- STS-40 SLS-1 (AT O&C) -
RACK 7 AND 10 STIFFENER MOD ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN PLACED ON HOLD
PENDING DESIGN CENTER RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTERSINK RIVET ISSUE.
INSTALLATION OF THE MVAK SERVO UNIT WAS COMPLETED, AND THE
EXPERIMENT RAU AND CODE PLUG WAS INSTALLED. ASSESSMENT OF THE
MVAK PROOFLOADING CONTINUES.
Ron Baalke | (818) 541-2341 x260
Jet Propulsion Lab M/S 301-355 | baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov
4800 Oak Grove Dr. |
Pasadena, CA 91109 |