yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (10/17/88)
KSC SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT -- Friday, Oct. 14, 1988
STS-27 - ATLANTIS (0V 104) - OPF BAY 2
The payload bay doors were closed last night in preparation
for rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building. Today, a
functional test of the landing gear is scheduled. Over the
weekend, a structural leak check of the overall vehicle is
planned.
Thermal protection system operations are underway with nine
cavities remaining to prepare the orbiter for the rollover. Next
week, final thermal protection system and aft inspections are
scheduled.
Rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building is planned for no
earlier than Friday, Oct. 21 at 12:01 a.m. There, the orbiter
will be mated with its external tank and solid rocket boosters.
About a week later the whole vehicle will be rolled to Launch Pad
39-B for the November launch.
STS-29 - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - OPF BAY 1
Yesterday, the protective tail cone was removed and this
morning the Inertial Upper Stage airborne support equipment (ASE)
was taken out of the payload bay. The ASE will be shipped back
to Boeing in Seattle for revalidation and troubleshooting of in-
flight movements that occurred following the IUS deploy from the
payload bay. This equipment will be used for Discovery's next
flight in deploying the next Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
and its IUS.
The payload bay doors will be closed today in preparation
for the frequency response test of the orbiter's aerosurfaces.
This is a required test in between each flight. Next week, the
main engines will be pulled off and taken to the main engine shop
in the VAB where several components will be replaced.
STS-28 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - OMRF
Return-to-flight modifications scheduled today include: crew
escape, elevon cove, fuel cell improvements, chin panel and
improvements to the electrical power distribution system.
STS-26 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - HANGAR AF
The two aft segments were loaded onto the rail cars at
Contractor Rd. and left yesterday enroute to Morton Thiokol in
Utah for refurbishment. Other segments are being prepared for
loading onto the rail cars for shipment on Monday.