yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (10/25/89)
Space Shuttle Status Report: Tuesday, October 24th.
In the Vehicle Assembly Building this morning, the crawler
transporter was positioned beneath the Space Shuttle Discovery.
Preparations continue for rollout tonight, which remains scheduled to
begin shortly after midnight. The removal of test stands and VAB
access platforms is scheduled to start at about 4 p.m. The vehicle
should reach the perimeter of Pad B about 6:00 a.m. and be atop the
pad and locked into position on the launcher pedestals between 8 a.m.
and 9 a.m. Wednesday. Once at the launch pad, connections and pad
validation testing with the Space Shuttle will begin. This will be
followed by main propulsion system leak checks this weekend.
Work completed on the vehicle in the last 24 hours includes a
functional check of the star tracker, routine leak checks of the
quick disconnects, and installation of a solid rocket booster
hydraulic power unit.
Meanwhile, at the Dryden Flight Research Facility at Edwards Air
Force Base, safing of Atlantis is underway so that deservicing
activity can begin. The orbiter is reported to be in good condition
with minimal tile damage. The ferry flight is expected to begin
Saturday with arrival at KSC on Sunday.
Also, at KSC's Vertical Processing Facility, preparations are
underway to power up the Hubble Space Telescope Wednesday, Oct. 25
for the first time. This will enable a series of functional tests to
begin.ronk@PEDEV.Columbia.NCR.COM (Ron Kraynick) (10/26/89)
In article <34369@ames.arc.nasa.gov> yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) writes: > The ferry flight is expected to begin > Saturday with arrival at KSC on Sunday. > I think this was discussed before the return flight of the last shuttle, but I have lost that info. Could someone please reply with the route the shuttle transport will take to get back to KSC? I can think of possible stops in Dallas and/or Atlanta. Thanks in advance. Ron