yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (05/14/91)
KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT - MONDAY, MAY 13, 1991 -- 10 a.m. STS-40/SPACELAB LIFE SCIENCES 1 -- COLUMBIA (OV 102) - PAD 39-B LAUNCH -- 3RD WEEK OF MAY WORK IN PROGRESS: - Closeouts of aft main engine compartment. - Delivery and offloading of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen into launch pad storage farms. - STS-40 Flight Readiness Review underway at KSC. WORK SCHEDULED: - Launch Control Center preparations to pick up the countdown. - Extravehicular Mobility Unit checkout. - Aft main engine closeouts. WORK COMPLETED: - Installation of ordnance devices on the vehicle and checkouts of firing circuits. - Loading of hypergolic propellants into the shuttle's orbital maneuvering system and reaction control system storage tanks. STS-43/TDRS - ATLANTIS (OV-104) - OPF BAY 2 WORK IN PROGRESS: - Leak and functional checks of the auxiliary power units. - Pre-launch testing of the TDRS spacecraft continues in KSC's Vertical Processing Facility. WORK SCHEDULED: - Removal of the forward reaction control system. - Auxilary Power Unit lube oil service. - Functional tests of the orbital maneuvering system pods. WORK COMPLETED: - Removal and replacement of a suspected leaky thruster on the right orbital maneuvering system pod. STS-48/UARS - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - OPF BAY 1 WORK IN PROGRESS: - Removal of primary STS-39 payloads from orbiter's payload bay. WORK SCHEDULED: - Removal of main engine heat shields. - STS-48 payload, Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, is set for mid-morning arrival at KSC. WORK COMPLETED: - STS-39 brakes and tires were removed and shipped back to their respective vendors for analyses. - Removal of sleep stations and waste containment system. STS-49 - ENDEAVOUR (OV 105) - VAB HIGH BAY 2 Endeavour has been jacked off the floor and leveled. Prepara- tions for removal of the ferry flight tail cone are underway.