ejbehr@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Eric Behr) (06/01/91)
KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT - THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1991 - 1:30 PM
STS-40/SPACELAB LIFE SCIENCES 1 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - PAD 39-B
LAUNCH - JUNE 1
WORK IN PROGRESS:
- Launch countdown operations on schedule for launch Saturday.
- Disconnection of the orbiter midbody umbilical unit used in
loading the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen reactants into the
orbiter's onboard storage tanks.
- Making adjustments to the flight crew seats for flight.
- Preparations to activate the orbiter's communications systems.
- Loading of rodent food and activating systems on board the
Spacelab module for flight.
- Enter 20 hour, 40 minute built-in hold at the T-11 hour mark at
9 p.m. tonight.
WORK COMPLETED:
- Completed loading of the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen
reactants on board the orbiter at about 3 a.m. today.
WORK SCHEDULED:
Move rotating service structure to the park position at 11 a.m.
Friday.
- Begin chilldown to load the external tank with cryogenic
propellants at 11:40 p.m. Friday.
- Launch at 8 a.m. EDT Saturday, June 1. Launch window closes at
10 a.m.
FLIGHT CREW:
Crew arrived at the Shuttle Landing Facility at 3 p.m. yes-
terday. Commander Bryan O'Connor and Pilot Sid Gutierrez flew in
the Shuttle Training Aircraft this morning. Also this morning,
all crew members performed fit checks of their space suits and
equipment they will take on board the shuttle.
WEATHER FORECAST:
- Probability of having acceptable weather at 8 a.m. Saturday is
60 percent. For the overall window, there is a 70 percent chance
of being within launch weather commit criteria.
STS-43/TDRS - ATLANTIS (OV 104) - OPF BAY 2
WORK IN PROGRESS:
- Connections of the forward reaction control system.
- Thermal protection system operations.
- Main engine and main propulsion system tests.
- Functional tests of the orbital maneuvering system pods.
- Replacement of the low pressure oxidizer turbo pump on shuttle
main engine no. 1.
WORK SCHEDULED:
- External tank door functional test.
WORK COMPLETED:
- Installation of the forward reaction control system.
- Nose wheel steering tests.
- Brake anti-skid tests.
STS-48/UARS - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - OPF BAY 1
WORK IN PROGRESS:
- Tests of the fuel cells.
- Functional tests of the forward reaction control system.
- Thermal protection system operations.
- Deconfiguration of the payload bay.
WORK COMPLETED:
- Removal of all three shuttle main engines.
- Validation of the orbiter's power system.
STS-49 - ENDEAVOUR (OV 105) - VAB HIGH BAY 2
WORK IN PROGRESS:
- Purges of the freon coolant loop.
- Installation of platforms in the midbody and aft compartment.
STS-43 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB HIGH BAY 1
WORK IN PROGRESS:
- Measurements of the alignment of the boosters.
- Closeouts of the solid rocket boosters.
- Routing cables for the boosters.
WORK SCHEDULED:
- External tank mate to the boosters on June 3.
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Eric Behr, Illinois State University, Mathematics Department
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