yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (11/29/89)
KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT - TUESDAY, NOV. 28, 1989
STS- 32 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - PAD 39-A
First motion of Columbia out to Launch Pad 39-A came at 2:32
a.m. EST today after last minute closeout work was completed. The
Mobile Launcher Platform with the STS-32 "stack" was hard down at the
pad at 9:32 a.m.
Today, the Rotating Service Structure will be positioned around
the orbiter, connections between the pad and vehicle will
commence and preparations for loading the Syncom satellite into
Columbia's payload bay will begin. Actual installation of the
payload is planned for Thursday.
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
arrived at KSC yesterday evening for the pad rollout and for the
practice countdown.
STS-36 - ATLANTIS (OV 104) - OPF BAY 1
Installation of the main landing gear wheels and tires is
underway today. Operations scheduled this week include leak and
functional checks of the auxiliary power units and waste
containment system. Also planned is a series of activities involving
the hydraulic system. These include 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
Discovery landed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. on runway
4 at 7:31 p.m. EST yesterday ending the STS-33 mission.
Turnaround operations are ongoing to prepare Discovery for the
return trip back to KSC this weekend. Post-flight inspections are
scheduled today. Initial tile inspections indicate minimal
damage.
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.