yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (09/20/89)
KSC SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT - TUESDAY, SEPT. 19, 1989 STS-34 - ATLANTIS (OV 104) - PAD 39-B Preparations are underway to button up the orbiter for adverse weather or for a roll back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. The payload bay doors are scheduled to be closed this morning, platforms are being retracted and loose items are being secured. Servicing and testing of the cooling system for Galileo's radioisotope thermoelectric generators was completed yesterday. Deservicing of that cooling system is scheduled today. Earlier today, one of the two crawler transporters was moved to the Pad B gate in the event a decision to roll back to the VAB is made. That decision is expected tomorrow. STS-33 - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - OPF BAY 1 Electrical redundancy testing of the orbital maneuvering system and reaction control systems is scheduled this week. Orbiter systems testing and thermal protection system operations are continuing. STS-32 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - OPF BAY 2 Operations scheduled this week include functional checks of the water spray boilers, leak and functional tests of the main propulsion system and thermal protection system operations. Preparations are underway to install the remote manipulator system in a few weeks. STS-33 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB The right forward assembly/nose cone was pinned to the right forward segment early this morning. Technicians are closing out the joints on the right and left boosters for flight. The external tank is scheduled to be mated on Sept. 23. STS-32 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB Early this morning the left aft booster was removed from mobile launcher platform 3 in the Vehicle Assembly Building. This action was taken due to the possiblity of Atlantis rolling back to the VAB. MLP-3 may be moved to a parksite outside the VAB to make room for Atlantis. A crawler transporter was moved outside the VAB for the possible MLP-3 move. Transfer of the left aft center segment to the VAB has been postponed.