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From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
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Subject: Shuttle Status for 01/03/90 (Forwarded)
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Date: 3 Jan 90 18:13:30 GMT
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                    KSC SHUTTLE STATUS - WEDNESDAY, JAN. 3, 1990

                        STS-32 - COLUMBIA (OV-102) - PAD 39-A

               Overnight,  final ordnance devices were installed aboard the
          vehicle,  the  firing  circuits  have been tested and the orbital
          maneuvering system and reaction control system  tanks  have  been
          pressurized for flight.

               Now  that  the pad has been reopened for normal work,  tech-
          nicians  are  busy  closing  out  the  aft  compartment  and  are
          scheduled to have the doors on for flight by Thursday morning.

               Batteries to power the avionics on the Syncom satellite will
          be charged today.

               The launch countdown is scheduled to begin ticking at 4 p.m.
          EST Thursday,  Jan. 4 at the T minus 43 hour mark.  Several addi-
          tional hours of hold time have been included in the count to  al-
          low  resolution  of any problems associated with the newly refur-
          bished launch pad.

               STS-32 astronauts will be arriving at KSC at about 4:30 p.m.
          Friday to  prepare  for  the  10-day  mission.    Launch  remains
          scheduled for 8:06 a.m. EST, the opening of the 58 minute window.

                       STS-36 - ATLANTIS (OV-104) - OPF BAY 1

               Work  is  continuing to prepare Atlantis for the STS-36 mis-
          sion next month.   Transfer of the vehicle to the VAB is  planned
          in about two weeks.

               The  vehicle  was  powered  up yesterday and the payload bay
          doors were opened for  final  inspections  and  cleaning.    Leak
          checks of the crew cabin were successfully completed yesterday.

                       STS-31 - DISCOVERY (OV-103) - OPF BAY 2

               Today,  the  vehicle  will be powered up and the payload bay
          doors opened.   A minor GSE hydraulic leak  during  the  holidays
          wetted  connectors  associated with power which had to be cleaned
          and verified prior to powering up the vehicle.   Orbiter  systems
          testing will be underway today.

                         STS-31 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB

               The  left aft center segment was transferred to the VAB yes-
          terday and stacking activities are underway.