yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (12/01/89)
KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT - THURSDAY, NOV. 30, 1989 STS- 32 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - PAD 39-A The Countdown Demonstration Test began on time this morning at 8 a.m. at the T minus 24 hour mark leading up to a simulated ignition of the main engines at 11 a.m. Friday. The STS-32 flight crew members are scheduled to receive the routine status briefings from shuttle and payload engineers today. Tomorrow will be a dress rehearsal of the actual launch day for the STS-32 flight crew. The crew's schedule for the test is: wake up at 6:05 a.m. EST, breakfast at 6:35 a.m., a weather briefing at 7:05 a.m., don flight clothing at 7:05 a.m. and depart for Pad 39-A at 7:45 a.m. The crew will board the orbiter and simulate configuring the orbiter for launch. Yesterday, the payload bay doors were opened. Installation of the Syncom satellite into Columbia's payload bay is scheduled for Friday afternoon. STS-36 - ATLANTIS (OV 104) - OPF BAY 1 Operations scheduled this week include leak and functional checks of the auxiliary power units and waste containment system. Orbiter hydraulic operations are continuing today. Checks of the nose wheel steering system and a brake anti-skid test have been completed. Checks of the aerosurfaces are underway today. STS-33 - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - DRYDEN Turnaround operations are ongoing to prepare Discovery for the return trip back to KSC this weekend. Preparations are underway to drain hypergolic propellants from the orbital maneuvering system ball valve cavities and installation of ferry flight fittings is continuing. The ferry flight is scheduled to begin Saturday with an overnight and refueling stopover planned at Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The 747 and orbiter are scheduled to arrive at KSC on Sunday. STS-36 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB The right aft booster is being stacked on mobile launcher platform 1 in the Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 3. The left forward segment was transferred to the VAB last night and preparations to stack are in work.