yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (01/25/89)
KSC SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT - FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1989
STS-29 - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - OPF BAY 1
Preparations are continuing to move Discovery from the
Orbiter Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building at
12:01 a.m. Sunday. The payload bay doors were closed last night
and the landing gear struts have been serviced.
Today, tile technicians are scheduled to continue bonding
tiles to the orbiter and the payload bay doors. Closeouts of the
aft compartment are also continuing in preparation for the move.
Once in the VAB transfer aisle, Discovery will be hoisted up with
an overhead crane and positioned in between the tank and
boosters.
STS-30 - ATLANTIS (0V 104) - OPF BAY 2
Systems testing of the orbiter Atlantis has continued this
week. Operations scheduled today include leak and functional
tests of the auxiliary power units, payload bay operations,
preparations to check out the left hand orbital maneuvering
system pod and removal of the remote manipulating system.
STS-28 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - OMRF
Technicians are preparing the orbiter Columbia for the move
to OPF bay 1 on Sunday evening. While in the OPF, Columbia will
be powered up for check out of the newly modified systems.
STS-29 AND STS-30 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB
Final closeouts are underway on the STS-29 tank and boosters
in preparation for mating with the orbiter Discovery on Sunday.
Preparations are underway to stack the left forward segment
to the STS-30 stack this weekend.