yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (01/07/89)
KSC SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT FOR - Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1988 STS-29 - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - OPF BAY 1 Power up testing of the orbiter is planned today. Yesterday the payload bay doors were opened to allow for final vehicle configuration for mission STS-29. A test of the orbiter's power redundancy capabilities is one of the operations scheduled today. Testing of the main propulsion system and midbody closeouts are underway. Other activities scheduled today include, a functional test of the waste containment system and thermal protection system operations. STS-27 - ATLANTIS (0V 104) - OPF BAY 2 Today, the orbiter's power system is scheduled to be validated, and post flight deconfiguration and inspections are planned. Thermal protection system operations are continuing. STS-28 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - OMRF Return-to-flight modifications are continuing today. Preparations are underway to deservice the orbiter's freon system next week. The system is being deserviced to put the orbiter in configuration for installing new thermal protection material along the edges of payload bay doors. STS-29 and STS-30 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB/RPSF Final preparations are underway to ready the STS-29 boosters and tank for mating with the shuttle Atlantis later this month. The left aft booster was stacked on mobile launcher platform one yesterday. The left aft center segment is scheduled to be stacked this weekend. Meanwhile, technicians are building up the right aft booster in the Rotation Processing and Surge Facility.