bryan%SDCSVAX@.ARPA (07/21/85)
From: crash!bryan@SDCSVAX
I was able to get through to NASA'S "GAS" net at 301/344-9156.
There realy isn't much interesting (from my point of view) but there was
some interesting shuttle news.
Sorry about the all caps, but that's the way it came.
*** SPACE SHUTTLE NEWS *** JULY 18, 1985 ***
WORK IS CONTINUING TO PROCEDE SMOOTHLY AND ON TARGET TO READY
CHALLENGER FOR ANOTHER LAUNCH ATTEMPT NEAR THE END OF THIS MONTH.
MAIN ENGINE TURNAROUND WORK IS PROGRESSING WELL AND NO FURTHER
ABORT TROUBLE SHOOTING IS PLANNED ON THE VEHICLE ITSELF.
ENGINEERING EVALUATION OF THE HARDWARE COMPONENTS THAT HAVE
BEEN REMOVED FROM CHALLENGER BECAUSE THEY COULD HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED IN THE ABORT IS CONTINUING WITHOUT ANY SPECIFIC ROOT
CAUSE HAVING BEEN IDENTIFIED THUS FAR.
THE LAUNCH PAD WAS CLEARED LAST NIGHT FOR ORDINANCE
CONNECTIONS. THE ORDINANCE WILL BE HOOKED BACK UP PRIOR TO
ENTERING ANOTHER LAUNCH COUNTDOWN.
MEANWHILE, ORBITER ATLANTIS WAS MOVED INTO HIGH BAY 2 OF THE
VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING (VAB) THIS MORNING. ATLANTIS WILL
REMAIN IN THE VAB UNTIL DISCOVERY IS ROLLED OUT FOR MATING WITH
ITS EXTERNAL PROPELLANT TANK AND SET OF BOOSTER ROCKETS AROUND
AUGUST 1.
POWER ON TESTING OF DISCOVERY TO PREPARE FOR THE PLANNED
AUGUST 24TH LAUNCH OF MISSION 51-I IS CONTINUING. ENGINE
PROCESSING IS IN WORK ALONG WITH TODAY'S PLANNED SERVICING OF
THE POTTABLE WATER AND AMMONIUM SYSTEMS.
ORBITER COLUMBIA WILL BE MOVED OVER TO THE PROCESSING HANGER
VACATED BY ATLANTIS, AFTER WORKERS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
REVALIDATE SOME OF THE HANGER EQUIPMENT. COLUMBIA IS PRESENTLY
IN TEH VAB TRANSFER AISLE. ITS MOVE COULD COME AS EARLY AS THIS
AFTERNOON AT ABOUT 6 PM OR NOT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING,
DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER AND THE READINESS OF THE BAY TO
RECEIVE IT.
Bryan R. Walker
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