baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) (03/16/91)
KSC SHUTTLE STATUS - FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1991 --- 11:00 a.m. _________________________________________________________________ STS-37/GAMMA RAY OBSERVATORY - ATLANTIS (OV 104) - PAD 39-B LAUNCH -- EARLY APRIL WORK IN PROGRESS: * Post transfer to pad securing operations * Crew hatch functional and cycling operations * Preparations for Auxiliary Power Unit hot fire tonight * Preparations for liquid hydrogen dispersal system test tomorrow WORK COMPLETED: * Rollout to pad 39-B first motion 10:50 p.m. Thursday * Hard mate to pad 6:10 a.m. today * GRO integration into Payload Changeout Room at pad B WORK SCHEDULED: * APU hot fire (Friday) * Right hand OMS pod gimbal profile operations (Saturday) * Payload installation into orbiter payload bay (Sunday) * Helium Signature test (Monday) * Preparations for Pre-launch propellant load (Monday) * Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (Crew arrival Sunday evening; T-0 11:00 a.m. Wednesday) STS-39/DoD - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - OPF BAY 2 LAUNCH -- LATE APRIL, EARLY MAY WORK IN PROGRESS: * Power on preparations * Crew module hatch access * ET door hinge mechanism removal inspections and pre-operations WORK COMPLETED: * Orbiter demate and lifting operations * Roll back to OPF first motion 12:45 p.m. Thursday * Jack and level operations in OPF WORK SCHEDULED: * Remove ET door hinge mechanism early next week STS-40/SPACELAB LIFE SCIENCES 1 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - OPF BAY 1 LAUNCH - MAY WORK IN PROGRESS: * Water Spray boiler servicing * Auxiliary power unit preparations for fuel line connections * Mid-body operations * Thruster inspections and OMS pod functional operations * Tile laser step and gap and water proofing operations * Ammonia boiler servicing * Transfer mobile launcher platform number 3 to VAB high bay 3 WORK COMPLETED: * Freon loop reservicing operations * APU lube hot oil flush WORK SCHEDULED: * OMS/FRCS functional and deservicing operations * APU number 2 fuel line connections * Solid rocket booster stacking operations in VAB high bay 3 ___ _____ ___ /_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov | | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab | ___| | | | |__) |/ | | |___ M/S 301-355 | Change is constant. /___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | |_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ |