yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (10/28/89)
KSC SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT - AS OF 9:45 A.M. 10/27/89 DISCOVERY (OV-103), STS-33: Discovery was rolled to Launch Pad B overnight. First motion occurred at 11:31 p.m. Thursday night. The orbiter was "hard down" on the pad at 7:34 a.m. Friday. Although the rollout at- tempt was scheduled for 12:01 a.m., work was ahead of schedule, and managers gave the go-ahead as soon as they received confir- mation of acceptable weather. The STS-33 crew will arrive at KSC at 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning for pad emergency egress training, briefings, and the Countdown Demonstration Test. The test will begin on Sunday morn- ing with a call to stations for the launch team at 7 a.m. On Sun- day, the crew will be briefed, perform crew equipment fit checks and sharp-edge inspections. The astronauts will be aboard Dis- covery Monday morning for the last portion of the test, which will conclude with a simulated T-0 at 11 a.m. ATLANTIS (OV-104), STS-34 (EAFB) Ferry flight managers are planning to return Atlantis to KSC in a day-long flight Saturday, if weather permits. The tailcone is on, the right-had ferry door has been installed, and work on the left-hand door is in progress. It is anticipated that lift to mate with the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft will occur at about 4 p.m. today PDT. If a one-day ferry flight is successful, the orbiter would arrive at KSC by 6 p.m. Managers are keeping a close eye on the weather here at KSC and along the flight route. The flight plan calls for a refueling stop at Kelly AFB, Tex. COLUMBIA (OV-102), STS-32 Work continues in OPF Bay 2 to prepare Columbia for the LDEF retrieval and SYNCOM-IV deployment launch Dec. 18. Hydraulic operations and power reactant storage and distribution (PRSD) testing were completed. The potty has been installed. Main engine heat shield installation work continues. SRB STACKING, STS-32 This weekend, technicians will prepare for the ET/SRB mate next week. Joint closeouts are continuing as part of the work. SRB BUILDUPS, STS-36 In the RPSF, both the left and right aft booster buildups are in work.