gandalf@pro-canaveral.cts.com (Ken Hollis) (12/20/90)
Greetings and Salutations: From: clements@cs.utexas.edu (Paul C. Clements) >Although none of us technologists will probably ever speak anything >resembling English again, isn't "deservicing" just a word with a couple >of extra letters up front looking for a job? Or is there a NASA technical >definition that distinguishes it from "servicing"? There actually is a difference between "Servicing" and "Deservicing". You service the vehicle at the pad by providing the Fuel Cells, OMS (Orbital Maneuvering System) Pods or the APUs (Auxiliary Power Units) with fuel / oxidizer. You deservice these items by removing the onboard liquids. The fuel cells are deserviced out at DFRF (Dryden Flight Research Facility). Ken Hollis ProLine: gandalf@pro-canaveral Internet: gandalf@pro-canaveral.cts.com UUCP: crash!pro-canaveral!gandalf