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From: baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
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Subject: KSC Payload Update (Forwarded)
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Date: 27 Oct 89 23:57:24 GMT
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DAILY STATUS/KSC PAYLOAD MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 10-27-89
       
         
- STS-31 HST (AT VPF) -
     
GSE CONFIGURATION SETUP FOR BATTERY CHARGING HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
DUE TO A PROBLEM ESTABLISHING THE HST SINGLE POINT GROUND,
BATTERY CHARGING AND THE HST FUNCTIONAL TESTS HAVE BEEN DELAYED.
PERSONNEL ARE SUPPORTING THE CONTINUOUS VPF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECS 
UNIT MONITORING.  ACCESS PLATFORMS AND THE HST FLYING CARPET
HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE VPF.
     
- STS-35 ASTRO-1/BBXRT (AT O&C) -
      
AFTER REMOVAL OF A MICROSWITCH, A 0.156 INCH DIAMETER VIDEO PROBE 
WAS USED TO AID IN THE SEARCH FOR THE MISSING WASHER.  THE WASHER
WAS LOCATED IN THE PGSA-1 MOTOR AREA AND EVALUATION IS ACTIVE TO
DETERMINE THE METHOD OF RETRIEVAL.  MUE INSTALLATION AND RPA 
CHECKS ARE ACTIVE.
              
- STS-40 SLS-1 (AT O&C) -
    
RACK 7 AND 10 STIFFENER MOD ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN PLACED ON HOLD  
PENDING DESIGN CENTER RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTERSINK RIVET ISSUE. 
PREPS FOR PROOFLOAD OF MVAK JOGGLE EQUIPMENT AND WATER SERVICING
GSE PREPS AND VALIDATION ARE IN WORK.
     
- STS-42 IML (AT O&C) -
       
ECLS CLOSEOUT CAP VERIFICATION WAS COMPLETED.


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