yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (04/22/91)
KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT - THURSDAY, APR. 18, 1991 - 10 a.m.
STS-37 - ATLANTIS (OV 104) - SHUTTLE LANDING FACILITY
Atlantis and the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft arrived at
KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 9:37 a.m. today after a short
trip from the overnight stay at McDill Air Force Base, Tampa,
Fla.
Atlantis left Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Tuesday and
made a refueling stop at Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex.
Atlantis and the 747 continued east to Columbus Air Force Base,
Miss. where the aircraft and crew stayed Tuesday night. Yester-
day, adverse weather conditions at KSC forced the orbiter to make
an overnight stay in Tampa.
Later this evening, Atlantis will be demated from the 747 in
the Mate Demate Device and towed to Orbiter Processing Facility
bay 2. Power up activities are planned Sunday.
STS-39/DoD - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - PAD 39-A
LAUNCH - APRIL 23
WORK IN PROGRESS:
- Pressurizing the hypergolic propellant system for flight.
- Final payload operations.
- Purging the power reactant storage and distribution system for
flight.
- Launch countdown preparations.
WORK COMPLETED:
- Final ordnance operations.
- Aft compartment doors installed for flight.
WORK SCHEDULED:
- Final payload preparations.
- Launch countdown begins at 8:45 a.m. EDT Saturday, April 20.
- Closing the payload bay doors for flight Sunday.
- STS-39 flight crew arrival at 6:30 p.m. EDT Saturday.
- Launch at 7:05 a.m. EDT Tuesday, April 23.
STS-40/SPACELAB LIFE SCIENCES 1 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - OPF BAY 1
LAUNCH - MAY
WORK IN PROGRESS:
- Thermal protection system operations.
- Closing the aft compartment for transfer to the VAB.
- Cleaning the payload bay.
- Installation of thermal blankets on Spacelab.
- Close the payload bay doors tonight.
- Landing gear functional tests.
WORK SCHEDULED:
- Leak tests of the crew module and the Spacelab payload.
- Tow to the Vehicle Assembly Building targeted for April 24.
WORK COMPLETED:
- Ku-band antenna stowed for flight.
- Inspections of the radiators.
STS-40 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB
WORK IN PROGRESS:
- Routing cables between the tank and boosters and launch plat-
form.
- Closing out the solid rocket booster field joints for flight.
WORK SCHEDULED:
- Mating the Shuttle Columbia to the external tank next week.
WORK COMPLETED:
- External tank was mated to the solid rocket boosters overnight.