yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (01/12/90)
KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT - THURSDAY, JAN. 11, 1990
STS-36 - ATLANTIS (OV 104) - OPF BAY 1
Cleaning of the midbody is scheduled to begin later today.
After cleaning is complete, the payload bay doors will be closed
for the move to the VAB. The main engine low pressure oxidizer
turbo pump was replaced yesterday and leak checks are scheduled
today. A positive pressure structural leak test is planned to
begin later this afternoon and will continue for the next few
days.
Orbiter hydraulic system operations are planned today and
tomorrow including cycling of the landing gear doors and cycling
of the brakes.
Rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building is targeted for
noon Wednesday, Jan. 17. Atlantis will be mounted on the orbiter
transporter and towed to the VAB transfer aisle. In the VAB,
overhead cranes will be hooked to the orbiter to hoist it off the
transporter and into position near the external tank.
STS-31 - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - OPF BAY 2
Activities planned this week include tests of the power
reactant storage and distribution system, checks of the orbital
maneuvering system and reaction control system, leak and func-
tional testing of the auxiliary power units, checks of the liquid
oxygen main propulsion system and checks of the orbiter's S-band
communications system.
STS-31 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB
The left forward segment was pinned yesterday and leak
checks are planned. Today, the right aft booster is scheduled to
be transferred to the VAB transfer aisle for stacking.