yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (11/07/88)
[This is a bit late due to the Internet Virus (really worm). -PEY]
KSC SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2, 1988
STS-27 - ATLANTIS (0V 104) - PAD 39-B
Atlantis was rolled out to Launch Pad 39-B earlier today.
The crawler transporter began moving the stacked vehicle to the
pad at 1:23 a.m. EST today and the mobile launcher platform was
hard down on the pad by 9:15 a.m. today. The orbiter access arm
has been extended to the crew hatch and the Rotating Service
Structure has been positioned in place around the orbiter.
Launch pad validations are underway in parallel with
preparations for loading hypergolic propellants aboard Atlantis'
orbital maneuvering system pods and the reaction control system.
The actual loading of hypergols is scheduled to begin this
weekend and continue through early next week.
STS-29 - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - OPF BAY 1
Testing of Discovery's systems is underway today as
turnaround activities continue to prepare Discovery for its
eighth flight scheduled in February. Other activities scheduled
this week include: structural inspections of the orbiter's
airframe, thermal protection system operations and configuring
the payload bay for the STS-29 mission.
STS-28 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - OMRF
Orbiter return-to-flight modifications scheduled today
include improvements to the fuel cells, crew escape, elevon cove
seal improvements and thermal protection system operations.
STS-29 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB/RPSF
The left aft center segment is being prepared for stacking
in the transfer aisle on the mobile launcher platform in the VAB
high bay 1. Meanwhile, technicians in the RPSF are preparing
other segments for stacking.