Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think!ames!trident.arc.nasa.gov!yee
From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Payload Status for 12/21/89 (Forwarded)
Message-ID: <38690@ames.arc.nasa.gov>
Date: 21 Dec 89 22:32:42 GMT
Sender: usenet@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Reply-To: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Lines: 32

Daily Status/KSC Payload Management and Operations 12-21-89
       
         
- STS-31R HST (at VPF) -
      
Wide Field Planetary Camera (WF/PC) installation was completed.  
The every four hour wasp inspection of the VPF highbay is       
continuing.  Facility HVAC monitoring continues. 
        
- STS-32R SYNCOM (at Pad A) -
       
Battery conditioning will continue through 23 December and will
pick back up again on 29 December. 
       
- STS-35 ASTRO-1/BBXRT (at O&C) -
        
AST vacuum system was hoisted to cite rails and the hoist of the
HUT pump platform 2 side rails were completed.  BBXRT MLI         
installation continues.  Access platforms continue to be installed
as well as the cabling and configuring of ASTRO-1 for cite 
testing which will begin on the first week in January.

- STS-40 SLS-1 (at O&C) -
        
Rack 7 upper mods continues.  Rack 3 installation of cable tie
struts and fire suppression system hardware is complete.  
Installation of rack 4 intercom remote station worked yesterday.
Module pyrell foam replacement continues.

- STS-42 IML (at O&C) -
      
Rack 9 cable tie struts worked yesterday.