david@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov (David Robinson) (04/12/90)
It looks like there is a good chance that we might get to
see two shuttles both on the pads at once. Discovery will take
7-14 days to get the APU fixed and tested plus whatever HST
maintainence such as battery charging is required. Columbia
is scheduled to rollover to the VAB Friday 4/13/90 for 6
days of processing to mate the ET/SRBs before rollout to the pad.
I wonder if they would delay Columbia's rollout or launch if
Discovery is delayed more? Possible lack of manpower to handle
two pad operations? How about two in orbit at the same time? (:-)
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David Robinson david@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov {decwrl,usc,ames}!elroy!david
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you're part of the road." - Stewart BrandBARRY@RICEVM1.BITNET (04/12/90)
This won't be the first time: 61-C (Columbia) and 51-L (Challenger) were on pads 39-A and 39-B, respectively, in January 86.