From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: Shuttle Status for 09/10/92 (Forwarded)
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Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 18:13:14 GMT

             KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT - THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 1992  10 AM

                   STS-47/SPACELAB J - ENDEAVOUR (105) - PAD 39-B
                                LAUNCH MINUS TWO DAYS

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          - Preparations to disconnect the orbiter midbody  umbilical  unit
          used  to load cryogenic reactants into the orbiter's onboard fuel
          cell storage tanks.
          - Activate the orbiter's communications system.
          -  Preparations  to  load  time  critical  experiments  into  the
          Spacelab module including the frogs and fish.
          - Countdown clock enters planned 4-hour built-in hold at the T-19
          hour mark.

          WORK COMPLETED:
          - Loaded liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen reactants into the or-
          biter for use by the fuel cells.

          STS-47 FLIGHT CREW ACTIVITIES:
          -  Commander Hoot Gibson and Pilot Curt Brown flew in the Shuttle
          Training Aircraft this morning.  Crew members receive  a  medical
          exam today, review flight data files and collect baseline data.

          WORK SCHEDULED:
          -  Move  rotating service structure away from the vehicle at 1100
          Friday.
          - Begin loading cryogenic propellants into the external  tank  at
          0203 Saturday.
          -  Crew  wake-up time on Saturday morning is at 0458 for the blue
          team and at 0528 for the red team.
          - Crew breakfast is at 0558 Saturday.
          - Flight crew departs for the launch pad at 0708 Saturday.
          - Launch at 1023 EDT Saturday, Sept. 12.

          WEATHER FORECAST:
          - Forecasters are predicting an 80 percent chance of  having  ac-
          ceptable conditions at launch time on Saturday.

                    STS-52/LAGEOS - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - OPF BAY 1

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          - Replacement of TACANs No. 1 and 3.
          - Check out of the forward reaction control system.
          - Tests of the robot arm.
          - Close outs of the vehicle.
          - Main engine interface leak checks.

          WORK SCHEDULED:
          -  Transfer  to  the Vehicle Assembly Building next week for mate
          with the external tank and boosters.


                     STS-53/DoD - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - OPF BAY 3

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          - Electrical redundancy testing of the orbital maneuvering system
          and reaction control system.
          - Leak and functional tests of the auxiliary power units.
          - Integrated testing the main propulsion system.
          - Testing of the Ku-band antenna.

          WORK COMPLETED:
          - Installed the drag chute door.


                 MODIFICATION PERIOD - ATLANTIS (OV 104) - OPF BAY 2

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          - Transfer the power reactant  storage  and  distribution  system
          tanks to the Logistics Facility for storage.
          - Removal of auxiliary power unit lines.
          - Preparations to deservice the freon cooling system.
          - Removing TACAN antennas and the radar altimeter.

          WORK COMPLETED:
          - Flushed the auxiliary power units.


                STS-52 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS/EXTERNAL TANK - VAB HB 1

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          -  Making  connections  between  the  external  tank to the solid
          rocket boosters.

          WORK COMPLETED:
          - External tank was attached to the orbiter yesterday.

          WORK SCHEDULED:
          - Mating the orbiter Columbia later this month.
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