sjb (05/27/82)
The space shuttle Columbia was rolled out of the VAB today at 0700 EDT and reached its pad at 1309 EDT. The 3.5 mile trip was completed without problems, and everything is on schedule. One month of tests will be conducted on the shuttle to make sure it is space-worthy.
sjb (09/21/82)
The Columbia reached pad 39A at 1000 EDT today, right on schedule. The end to the rollout procedure was not expected until 1330 EDT though, when the shuttle is actually secured to the pad. Then, three days of gas, electrical, and other connections will ensue.
alb@alice.UUCP (09/29/83)
The shuttle is now at the pad, after its rollout had been delayed a few hours this morning due to a minor problem with an SRB nozzle.
alb@alice.UUCP (11/09/83)
The Columbis was rolled to the pad today in preparation for its 28 November launch.