yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (11/30/89)
KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29, 1989 STS- 32 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - PAD 39-A The Rotating Service Structure was positioned around the orbiter yesterday and connections between the pad and vehicle are underway. Power up is planned for this afternoon to be followed by opening of the payload bay doors. Installation of the Syncom satellite into Columbia's payload bay is scheduled for Friday afternoon. The Countdown Demonstration Test will begin Thursday morning 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 orientation training today in the M113 tracked vehicles at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Commander Dan Brandenstein and Pilot James Wetherbee will fly in the Shuttle Training Aircraft in their partial pressure suits. 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. Also a series of activities involving use of the hydraulic system are planned including filling and bleeding the system, checks of the nose wheel steering system, a brake anti-skid test and checks of the aerosurfaces. 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 offload liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen propellants and installation of ferry flight fittings has begun. STS-36 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB The right aft booster was transferred to the VAB yesterday and stacking operations are in work. The left forward segment is scheduled to be stacked later this week.