yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (12/18/90)
Monday December 17, 1990 9:00 a.m. EST
KSC SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT
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STS-35 -- Columbia (OV 102) - Dryden
The orbiter Columbia did not depart Dryden Flight Research
Facility, Calif., yesterday as scheduled due to adverse weather
conditions along the cross country flight route. Pending a good
weather forecast, the 747 shuttle carrier aircraft/orbiter flight
team is making plans for a possible departure today. The flight
is a two day trip with several refueling stops. Currently, an
overnight stay is expected at either Kelly Air Force Base, San
Antonio, Texas, or at Biggs Army Air Field, Texas.
Once back at KSC, about four days of deserving is required
to safe the vehicle before ground crews can take time off for the
holidays. After demate from the SCA, Columbia will be transported
to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will remain for about a
month, until Discovery is moved from the Orbiter Processing
Facility to the VAB.
STS-39 -- Discovery (OV 103) - OPF Bay 1
The orbiter Discovery experienced an emergency power down
over the weekend due to a small electrical fire Friday night in
the uninterruptable power source (UPS) relay transformer on the
first floor of the Launch Control Center room 1P4. Power was
restored at about 1:45 p.m. Saturday. No severe damage to the UPS
was reported and orbiter processing with power-on testing
continues today.
The STS-39 payload integration verification test continues
today in the Orbiter Processing Facility. The right hand orbital
maneuvering system pod is scheduled to be installed on the
vehicle tonight and the forward reaction control system will be
positioned and installed later this week. Freon coolant loops one
and two will be sampled today. The main engine frequency response
test has been completed and the nose cap installation is
complete, pending final duct installation.
STS-37 -- Atlantis (OV-104) - OPF Bay 2
The scheduled power-up of the vehicle occurred this morning.
Payload bay deconfiguration continues in work today. Auxiliary
power unit number 3 was removed Sunday. APU water valve
replacement will take place today. Modifications to install
carbon brakes on the vehicle are beginning today.awesley@egrunix.UUCP (Tony Wesley) (12/18/90)
In article <1990Dec17.193716.21456@news.arc.nasa.gov> yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) writes: > Once back at KSC, about four days of deserving is required ^^^^^^^^^ > to safe the vehicle [Columbia] I know Columbia is deserving. Perhaps this should say "deservicing" ? -- And little Sir John with his nut brown bowl Tony Wesley/RPT Software And his brandy in the glass voice: (313) 274-2080 And little Sir John with his nut brown bowl awesley@unix.secs.oakland.edu Proved the strongest man at last... Compu$erve: 72770,2053
clements@cs.utexas.edu (Paul C. Clements) (12/18/90)
In article <737@egrunix.UUCP>, awesley@egrunix.UUCP (Tony Wesley) writes: > In article (deleted) yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) writes: >>> Once back at KSC, about four days of deserving is required >>> to safe the vehicle [Columbia] > I know Columbia is deserving. Perhaps this should say "deservicing" ? Indeed, which presumably involves letting air out of the tires, throwing mud and bugs onto the windshield, and gouging your initials in a few of the tiles. De-serving must have something to do with testy waiters. 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"? P. C. Clements University of Texas at Austin