yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (10/13/90)
KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT - FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1990 11:30 A.M.
STS-38 - ATLANTIS (OV 104) - VAB
Rollout of Atlantis was postponed early this morning because
of inclement weather. The vehicle was closed out and all plat-
forms were retracted away from the vehicle by about 3 a.m.
However, at that time, rainshowers with a potential of lightning
moved into the area.
Weather permitting, the STS-38 vehicle is currently
scheduled to be rolled to Launch Pad 39-A at 9 p.m. EDT this eve-
ning.
While at the launch pad, a tanking test is planned to verify
there are no leaks in the main propulsion system. Atlantis is
scheduled to be launched in early November on Mission STS-38, a
Department of Defense flight.
STS-41 - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - DRYDEN
Turnaround operations are continuing at Dryden to prepare
Discovery for the return trip to Florida. If operations go as
planned, and weather conditions permit, Discovery could be back
at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility by Monday (Oct. 15) evening. A
one-day ferry flight is planned with a stopover at Kelly Air
Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Booster disassembly operations are underway at Hangar AF on
the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with foam removal activities
continuing today. The motor segments will be taken apart and sent
to Thiokol for refurbishment. The aft skirts and nose cones will
be refurbished at the USBI facility here at KSC.
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
checks. One of the cover seals for the engine 2 prevalve was
found to be crimped similar to the last seal found on engine 3.
The date for a tanking test is still being evaluated.
Roll out to launch pad 39-B is currently scheduled for 9
p.m. Saturday. The Broad Band X-Ray Telescope will be serviced
with argon Monday morning.