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.