gandalf@pro-canaveral.cts.com (Ken Hollis) (10/15/90)
Greetings and Salutations: From From: amos@taux01.nsc.com (Amos Shapir) Subject: Re: Shuttle Status for 10/10/90 (Forwarded) [Quoted from the referenced article by yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)] > > Columbia was transferred back to the Vehicle Assembly Build- > ing yesterday because of adverse weather from Tropical Storm > Klaus off the coast of Florida. Is this a record for ground travel distance on a single mission? (If the crawler could crawl upwards, could it have achieved its mission by now? :-) ) ----->End Of Quote If you are counting the movement just on MLP3 since the last stacking, then that distance is 30 Miles, not nearly the 200 miles required. You might also want to include the distance up/down the slope (about 75 Feet) and the distance over the transfer Isle (maybe 1/2 mile total). Also Subject: Shuttle Status for 10/12/90 (Forwarded) KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT - FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1990 11:30 A.M. STS-35 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - VAB Work on the main propulsion system is continuing today in- cluding the replacement of all 6 engine cover seals for the liq- uid hydrogen system, a flex hose and associated leak and torque ---> End of quote The line replaces was FH15 which is not a flexhose, rather a Vacuum Jacketed line on E-3 LH2 Recirculation system, used it condition the engines before launch. The "FH" Designation is a Rockwell choice, and does not mean "Flex Hose". Ken Hollis ProLine: gandalf@pro-canaveral Internet: gandalf@pro-canaveral.cts.com UUCP: crash!pro-canaveral!gandalf