baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) (10/28/89)
DAILY STATUS/KSC PAYLOAD MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 10-27-89 - STS-31 HST (AT VPF) - GSE CONFIGURATION SETUP FOR BATTERY CHARGING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. DUE TO A PROBLEM ESTABLISHING THE HST SINGLE POINT GROUND, BATTERY CHARGING AND THE HST FUNCTIONAL TESTS HAVE BEEN DELAYED. PERSONNEL ARE SUPPORTING THE CONTINUOUS VPF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECS UNIT MONITORING. ACCESS PLATFORMS AND THE HST FLYING CARPET HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE VPF. - STS-35 ASTRO-1/BBXRT (AT O&C) - AFTER REMOVAL OF A MICROSWITCH, A 0.156 INCH DIAMETER VIDEO PROBE WAS USED TO AID IN THE SEARCH FOR THE MISSING WASHER. THE WASHER WAS LOCATED IN THE PGSA-1 MOTOR AREA AND EVALUATION IS ACTIVE TO DETERMINE THE METHOD OF RETRIEVAL. MUE INSTALLATION AND RPA CHECKS ARE ACTIVE. - STS-40 SLS-1 (AT O&C) - RACK 7 AND 10 STIFFENER MOD ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN PLACED ON HOLD PENDING DESIGN CENTER RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTERSINK RIVET ISSUE. PREPS FOR PROOFLOAD OF MVAK JOGGLE EQUIPMENT AND WATER SERVICING GSE PREPS AND VALIDATION ARE IN WORK. - STS-42 IML (AT O&C) - ECLS CLOSEOUT CAP VERIFICATION WAS COMPLETED. Ron Baalke | (818) 541-2341 x260 Jet Propulsion Lab M/S 301-355 | baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov 4800 Oak Grove Dr. | Pasadena, CA 91109 |
baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) (10/31/89)
DAILY STATUS/KSC PAYLOAD MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 10-30-89 - STS-31R HST (AT VPF) - FRIDAY IT WAS DETERMINED THE HST SINGLE POINT GROUND PROBLEM WAS NOT A CONSTRAINT TO POWER UP. BATTERY CHARGING THEN WAS COMPLETED AND AT 2300 HOURS FRIDAY, THE HST WAS POWERED UP FOR START OF FUNCTIONAL TESTING. AT 0045 HOURS SUNDAY THE HST WAS POWERED DOWN, AND VACUUM PUMP DOWN OF THE REACTION WHEEL ASSEMBLIES IN BAY 9 PICKED UP. HST WILL POWER UP AGAIN THIS MORNING. PERSONNEL ARE SUPPORTING THE CONTINUOUS VPF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECS UNIT MONITORING. -STS-32R SYNCOM (AT VPF) - PLATFORM REMOVAL FROM THE VPF WAS SHUTDOWN FRIDAY BECAUSE OF WEATHER. REMOVAL HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR TODAY. - STS-35 ASTRO-1/BBXRT (AT O&C) - AFTER REMOVAL OF A MICROSWITCH, A 0.156 INCH DIAMETER VIDEO PROBE WAS USED TO AID IN THE SEARCH FOR THE MISSING WASHER. THE WASHER WAS LOCATED IN THE PGSA-1 MOTOR AREA, REMOVED, AND THE MICROSWITCH REINSTALLED. - STS-40 SLS-1 (AT O&C) - RACK 7 AND 10 STIFFENER MOD ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN PLACED ON HOLD PENDING DESIGN CENTER RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTERSINK RIVET ISSUE. INSTALLATION OF THE MVAK SERVO UNIT WAS COMPLETED, AND THE EXPERIMENT RAU AND CODE PLUG WAS INSTALLED. ASSESSMENT OF THE MVAK PROOFLOADING CONTINUES. Ron Baalke | (818) 541-2341 x260 Jet Propulsion Lab M/S 301-355 | baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov 4800 Oak Grove Dr. | Pasadena, CA 91109 |
baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) (11/09/89)
Daily Status/KSC Payload Management and Operations 11-08-89 - STS-31R HST (at VPF) - The HST functional test is active at the VPF and will continue thru the week. There have been no significant problems. Personnel are supporting the continuous VPF environmental and ECS unit monitoring. -STS-32R SYNCOM (at VPF) - MUE installation for SYNCOM receiving is active at the VPF. Mechanical preps have been completed and the facility is ready to receive the SYNCOM spacecraft, scheduled to arrive at the VPF next Monday. - STS-35 Astro-1/BBXRT (at O&C) - Constraints were closed, the engineering walkdown completed, and the MMU load was completed yesterday to support IPS retest scheduled to start today. Engineering is active with paper preparation for the HDRR removal. - STS-40 SLS-1 (at O&C) - Rack 3 rotation was completed yesterday. Water servicing GSE prep and validation is active as is pyrell foam replacement preps. Rack 9 panel removal and preps for rotation continue. Ron Baalke | baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov Jet Propulsion Lab M/S 301-355 | baalke@jems.jpl.nasa.gov 4800 Oak Grove Dr. | Pasadena, CA 91109 |