yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (10/05/88)
KSC SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1988
STS-27 - ATLANTIS (0V 104) - OPF BAY 2
Atlantis is powered up as payload bay closeout, inspection
and cleaning continues. Payload bay stowage is complete.
Thermal protection tile work continues around the elevon trailing
edge, nose landing gear doors, and other sections of the orbiter
underbelly. Nose landing gear has been lowered in preparation
for ordnance installation. Tire pressure checks are underway.
Leak checks including helium signature checks continue in the
orbiter's aft compartment. Final inspections of the KU-band
antenna system are scheduled today. Rollout is targeted for mid-
October.
STS-28 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - OPF BAY 1
Columbia will be rolled from Bay 1 to the Orbiter
Maintenance and Refurbishment Facility (OMRF) later this week to
make room for Discovery's return to its hangar at the Cape this
weekend. Work in progress on Columbia includes electrical system
validation, water coolant loop servicing, and loading of the
orbiter's mass memory units.
STS-26 SRB DISASSEMBLY - HANGAR AF, CCAFS
Disassembly work continues on schedule. Work is underway to
remove the thermal protection tiles and weather seals.
Preliminary inspections continue to confirm the nominal
performance of the boosters.
PAD 39B
Post launch inspections at Pad 39B have been completed. The
mobile launch platform used as Discovery's springboard on STS-26
is scheduled to be returned from the pad to the VAB today. The
same platform will be readied for stacking and assembly of
Discovery, its boosters and tank for the February STS-29
mission.