yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (10/09/88)
KSC SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1988
STS-27 - ATLANTIS (0V 104) - OPF BAY 2
STS-27 crew members Jerry Ross and Bill Shepherd will
participate in a crew equipment interface test today. X-ray
inspections of the main propulsion system have been completed.
Orbiter aft closeout is ongoing. OMS pod redundancy tests
continue. Technicians will change out the second of three
redundant navigation units used during orbiter entry, TACAN No.2,
which is located in the crew compartment middeck avionics bay. A
helium signature test to verify the integrity of the orbiter's
main propulsion system is scheduled for this weekend. A special
boroscope inspection of the flash evaporator system used to cool
the orbiter has been scheduled next week.
STS-28 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - OMRF
Columbia was towed from OPF Bay 1 to the Orbiter Maintenance and
Refurbishment Facility at 10:22 a.m. EDT., to make room for Discovery following its return to KSC this weekend.
STS-26 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS DISASSEMBLY - HANGAR AF, CCAFS
Right and left aft skirts have been removed and transferred
to the thrust vector control facility for deservicing by USBI
technicians. The forward skirts are scheduled for removal this
weekend. Both right and left aft segments are scheduled for
demate early next week.