yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (11/28/89)
KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT - MONDAY, NOV. 27, 1989
STS- 32 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - VAB
Preparations are on schedule to roll Columbia out to Launch
Pad 39-A with first motion planned at 12:01 a.m. EST tomorrow
morning. Later today, access platforms will be moved away and the
crawler transporter will be positioned under the mobile launcher
platform.
Once at the pad, 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 is
scheduled to arrive at KSC this evening for the pad rollout and
for the practice countdown.
STS-36 - ATLANTIS (OV 104) - OPF BAY 1
The right orbital maneuvering system pod was removed
Wednesday and transferred to the Hypergolic Maintenance Facility
for post-flight servicing and repairs. The main landing gear
wheels and tires are being installed today. The nose landing gear
wheels have already been installed. Operations planned 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-36 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB
The right aft booster is scheduled to be transferred to the
VAB today for stacking. The left forward center segment was
pinned last week. The left forward segment is scheduled to be
stacked later this week.