yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (10/09/90)
KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT - TUESDAY, OCT. 9, 1990 11 A.M.
STS-41 - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - PAD 39-B
Launch of Discovery occurred at 7:47 a.m. EDT Saturday, Oct.
6. Landing is planned tomorrow at 9:57 a.m. EDT on the concrete
runway at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Clear weather is ex-
pected with light and variable winds. The deorbit burn will occur
at 8:59 a.m. EDT tomorrow.
The two solid rocket boosters retrieved after launch are
being washed down at Hangar AF on the Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station. Booster ordnance devices have been safed and foam will
be removed tomorrow. 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.
The launch pad sustained minimal damage from the launch.
Mobile launcher platform 2 was moved to the refurbishment site
yesterday.
STS-35 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - PAD 39-B
Columbia is being transferred back to the Vehicle Assembly
Building this morning because of adverse weather from Tropical
Storm Klaus off the coast of Florida. Blustery winds and rain-
showers are predicted in the KSC area for the next few days. Cur-
rently winds are peaking at about 33 knots. Over the next few
days, winds are forecast to be gusting to 40 knots.
While in the VAB, further work will be performed on the main
propulsion system including the replacement of engine cover
seals, a flex hose and associated leak and torque checks.
Columbia was moved to Launch Pad 39-B yesterday, with first
motion at 6:38 a.m. The vehicle arrived at Pad B about 1:45 p.m.
At the time of the move yesterday, weather conditions were not
forecast to be bad enough to warrant a move back to the VAB.
Roll out to launch pad 39-B is tentatively scheduled for no
earlier than 12:01 a.m. Friday. The date for a tanking test is
still being evaluated.
Baggies were installed on various joints and valves in the
main propulsion system and the system was pressurized with
gaseous helium Saturday. No leakage was detected.
STS-38 - ATLANTIS (OV 104) - VAB
Power-on stray voltage tests are underway on the Atlantis
vehicle and a test of the booster's actuators is planned. The
Shuttle Interface Test is scheduled to be completed in the VAB.
Because of adverse weather, Atlantis is staying in the VAB a few
extra days.
Weather permitting, the STS-38 vehicle is currently
scheduled to be rolled to Launch Pad 39-A no earlier than 12:01
a.m. Thursday.
Atlantis is scheduled to be launched in early November on
Mission STS-38, a Department of Defense flight.