yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (11/30/90)
Monday November 26, 1990 10:00 a.m. EST
KSC SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT
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STS-35 -- Columbia (OV 102) - Pad 39-B
Work continued over the weekend on the shuttle Columbia for
mission STS-35. A scheduled replacement of an APU gaseous
nitrogen line quick disconnect was completed on Saturday. Sunday,
the pad was closed for ordnance operations. Today, technicians
will begin operations to pressurize the hypergolic tanks in the
OMS pods. Work in the aft compartment will continue once the pad
is open after completion of hypergolic operations today. Aft
operations are scheduled to be completed Wednesday.
The payload bay doors will be opened later this evening and
final servicing of the BBXRT payload is scheduled for Wednesday.
A target launch date for mission STS-35 and the ASTRO-1
observatory is expected to be announced following the Delta
Flight Readiness Review. The FRR is scheduled to begin at 8:00
a.m. tomorrow in the Operations and Checkout Building's mission
briefing room.
STS-39 -- Discovery (OV 103) - OPF Bay 1
Ammonia boiler freon loop decay checks were performed over
the weekend on the orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing
Facility. Bubble soap leak checks were conducted with several
leaks identified near the cold plate manifold. Work will continue
today to replaced the cold plate manifold seals.
X-rays of the orbiter body flap have been completed and
routine work on the wheels and tires will continue today.
STS-37 -- Atlantis (OV-104) - OPF Bay 2
Normal post-flight safing operations are continuing today on
Atlantis in the Orbiter Processing Facility. Cryogenic drain
operations were completed last Friday and the thruster plugs have
been installed on the vehicle. The payload bay door strong backs
are being installed today and the doors are scheduled to be
opened tomorrow.