yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (05/13/89)
KSC SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT FOR - FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1989
STS-28 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - OPF BAY 1
Yesterday, orbiter main engine actuators, engine valves,
aerosurfaces and vent doors were cycled. External tank doors are
scheduled to be cycled this weekend. Tests of the interfacing
connections between the orbiter and the orbital maneuvering
system pods are underway.
Other scheduled work includes preparing the ammonia boilers
for flight, functional testing of the waste containment system,
servicing the auxiliary power units with water and testing the
orbiter's communications systems. The payload bay doors are
scheduled to be closed Sunday for tile work in that area.
Columbia is scheduled to remain in bay 1 until late June
when it will be transferred to the VAB for mating with its
external tank and solid rocket boosters.
STS-33 - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - OMRF
Discovery was rolled from Bay 2 to the Orbiter Modification
and Refurbishment Facility yesterday afternoon. Discovery was
transferred to the OMRF to make room for Atlantis' return
scheduled for this weekend. Discovery will be transferred to bay
1 when Columbia is moved to the VAB in June.
STS-30 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - HANGAR AF
Workers have removed one nozzle from the booster and are
scheduled to remove the other today. The aft skirts and nose
cones have been turned over to USBI for refurbishment. Once
disassembled, the segments will be shipped back to Morton Thiokol
for refurbishment and reloading with propellant.
STS-28 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB
The right forward segment was mated to the stack yesterday.
The right forward assembly/nose cone is being prepared for
stacking. Joint closeouts are active.
STS-34 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - RPSF
Technicians are building up the right and left aft boosters
in the Rotation Processing and Surge Facility.