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From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: Shuttle Status for 03/26/91 (Forwarded)
Message-ID: <1991Mar27.013006.16089@news.arc.nasa.gov>
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Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 91 01:30:06 GMT

           KSC SHUTTLE STATUS  -  TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1991  ---  10:00 a.m.

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             STS-37/GAMMA RAY OBSERVATORY - ATLANTIS (OV 104) - PAD 39-B
                                  LAUNCH  --  APRIL


          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          *  Main propulsion system flight readiness test
          *  Main engine hydraulic operations
          *  Liquid hydrogen tank pressurization test
          *  APU filter removal and replacement
          *  Gamma Ray Observatory battery conditioning
          *  Flight Readiness Review today and tomorrow


          WORK COMPLETED:
          *  Gamma Ray Observatory end-to-end test
          *  Hydraulic circulation and sample operations
          *  Part one of ordnance operations


          WORK SCHEDULED:
          *  Extravehicular Mobility Unit installation Thursday
          *  Aft closeouts to begin mid-week
          *  Hypergolic pressurization and ordnance operations Friday


                STS-39/DoD  -  DISCOVERY (OV 103)  -  VAB High Bay 1
                          LAUNCH  --  LATE APRIL, EARLY MAY


          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          *  Orbiter lift and mate operations in high bay 1


          WORK COMPLETED:
          *  Orbiter rollover to VAB yesterday evening


          WORK SCHEDULED:
          *  Completion of mating operations to external tank
          *  Shuttle interface verification tests
          *  Power on testing Thursday
          *  Rollout to pad 39-A set for Monday 4:00 a.m.


          STS-40/SPACELAB LIFE SCIENCES 1 - COLUMBIA (OV 102)  -  OPF BAY 1

                                   LAUNCH  -  MAY


          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          *  OMS and Auxiliary power unit checkouts
          *  Electrical connections between Spacelab Life Sciences payload
               and the orbiter
          *  Left aft solid rocket booster stacking operations in VAB HB 3


          WORK SCHEDULED:
          *  SLS-1 payload interface verification tests tomorrow
          *  Left aft center SRB stacking operations in VAB Friday