yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (01/04/90)
KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT - MONDAY, JAN. 2, 1990 STS-32 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - PAD 39-A The vehicle was powered up this morning and the pad has been cleared of all non-essential personnel for final ordnance operations today. During this activity, ordnance devices will be reinstalled on the vehicle, boosters and external tank and the firing circuits will be tested. This afternoon, the orbital maneuvering system and reaction control system tanks will be pressurized for flight. Tomorrow, the dewars at Pad A will be filled with liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen propellants in preparation for loading the orbiter's onboard storage tanks during the launch countdown. Call-to-stations for the launch countdown is planned for 4 p.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 4. The STS-32 flight crew is scheduled to arrive at KSC on Friday. Launch of STS-32 remains scheduled for Jan. 8 at 8:06 a.m. EST. STS-36 - ATLANTIS (OV 104) - OPF BAY 1 Leak checks of the crew cabin and of the main propulsion system helium system are underway today. Technicians are preparing to power up the vehicle for systems testing and to open the payload bay doors tomorrow. Atlantis is scheduled to be transferred to the VAB in about two weeks for mating with the boosters and external tank. STS-31 - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - OPF BAY 2 Activities today include powering up the vehicle later this afternoon and attaching the strongbacks to open the payload bay doors. Orbiter systems testing will resume this week. STS-31 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB Stacking operations resumed today. The left aft center segment is scheduled to be transferred from the Rotation Processing and Surge Facility to the VAB transfer aisle this morning.
rob@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Rob McDonald) (01/07/90)
yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) writes: > ...afternoon and attaching the strongbacks to open the payload bay ^^^^^^^^^^^ What are strongbacks? .....rob -- EMAIL: rob@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca <<< Standard Disclaimers Apply >>> ARCHAIC: Steltech, 1375 Kerns Rd., Burlington, Ontario, Canada, L7P 3H8.
henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) (01/08/90)
In article <25A6C543.5468@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> rob@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Rob McDonald) writes: >> ...afternoon and attaching the strongbacks to open the payload bay > ^^^^^^^^^^^ >What are strongbacks? Reinforcing braces to strengthen the doors enough that they can be opened without collapsing. (They can be opened without such aids in free fall, but not in Earth-surface gravity.) -- 1972: Saturn V #15 flight-ready| Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology 1990: birds nesting in engines | uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu