Xref: utzoo sci.space:15134 sci.space.shuttle:3952 sci.astro:5602 Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!henry.jpl.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!forsight!jato!mars.jpl.nasa.gov!baalke From: baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle,sci.astro Subject: KSC Payload Update Message-ID: <2045@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> Date: 30 Oct 89 19:18:54 GMT Sender: news@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov Reply-To: baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) Distribution: usa Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA. Lines: 40 DAILY STATUS/KSC PAYLOAD MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 10-30-89 - STS-31R HST (AT VPF) - FRIDAY IT WAS DETERMINED THE HST SINGLE POINT GROUND PROBLEM WAS NOT A CONSTRAINT TO POWER UP. BATTERY CHARGING THEN WAS COMPLETED AND AT 2300 HOURS FRIDAY, THE HST WAS POWERED UP FOR START OF FUNCTIONAL TESTING. AT 0045 HOURS SUNDAY THE HST WAS POWERED DOWN, AND VACUUM PUMP DOWN OF THE REACTION WHEEL ASSEMBLIES IN BAY 9 PICKED UP. HST WILL POWER UP AGAIN THIS MORNING. PERSONNEL ARE SUPPORTING THE CONTINUOUS VPF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECS UNIT MONITORING. -STS-32R SYNCOM (AT VPF) - PLATFORM REMOVAL FROM THE VPF WAS SHUTDOWN FRIDAY BECAUSE OF WEATHER. REMOVAL HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR TODAY. - 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, REMOVED, AND THE MICROSWITCH REINSTALLED. - 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. INSTALLATION OF THE MVAK SERVO UNIT WAS COMPLETED, AND THE EXPERIMENT RAU AND CODE PLUG WAS INSTALLED. ASSESSMENT OF THE MVAK PROOFLOADING CONTINUES. Ron Baalke | (818) 541-2341 x260 Jet Propulsion Lab M/S 301-355 | baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov 4800 Oak Grove Dr. | Pasadena, CA 91109 |