yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (06/25/91)
KSC SHUTTLE STATUS - MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1991 -- 11:00 a.m.
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STS-43/TDRS-E - ATLANTIS (OV 104) - VAB
LAUNCH -- LATE JULY
WORK IN PROGRESS:
* Preparations for rollout to Pad 39-A scheduled for 12:01 a.m.
Tuesday
* Retract platforms
* Pad 39-A preparations for receiving shuttle vehicle
* Final TDRS payload fuel servicing at pad
WORK COMPLETED:
* Orbiter/external tank electrical connections
* SRB joint heater inspections
* Vehicle power up operations
WORK SCHEDULED:
* 8:00 p.m. Call to Stations for rollout
* Rollout to Pad 39-A
STS-48/UARS -- DISCOVERY (OV 103) - OPF BAY 1
LAUNCH SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
WORK IN PROGRESS:
* Bulb seal repair work
* Payload bay reconfiguration
* Helium tank leak checks
* Radiator inspections
* Robot arm tests
* Auxiliary Power Unit leak and functional tests
WORK COMPLETED:
* Ammonia boiler servicing
* On board fuel cell system tests
* OMS system functional checks
* Flight control inspections
* Nose wheel steering checkouts
WORK SCHEDULED:
* Payload bay door functional tests
STS-49 -- ENDEAVOUR (0V 105) -- VAB High Bay 2
WORK IN PROGRESS:
* 17 inch disconnect checks
* Aft compartment cleaning
* Thermal Protection System work
* Ammonia boiler installation checks
* External tank door housing mechanical checks
STS-40/SLS-1 -- COLUMBIA (OV 102) -- OPF Bay 2
WORK IN PROGRESS:
* Preps for tailcone removal
* Work platform configuration
WORK COMPLETED:
* Arrived at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 8:59 a.m. last
Friday.
* Demated from Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and towed to OPF early
Saturday morning
* Jack and level operations
* Payload bay door strongback installation
* Post mission propellant deservicing
WORK SCHEDULED:
* Vehicle power up
* Open payload bay doors
* Inspections of payload bay door bulb seal
* Remove from payload bay the Spacelab Life Sciences module