Shuttle Status for 01/27/93 (Forwarded)

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Author: Ron Baalke
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 01:16

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                              SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
                              Wednesday, January 27, 1993

          George H. Diller
          Kennedy Space Center
          407/867-2468

          Vehicle: OV-102/Orbiter Columbia      Location: OPF Bay 2
          Primary payload: Spacelab D-2         Crew Size: 7
          Launch timeframe: NET Feb. 25  10:30 a.m.
          Mission duration: 8 Days 22 Hours     Nominal Landing Site: KSC
          Inclination: 28.45 degrees            Orbital altitude: 184 sm

          STS-55 IN WORK:

          - Spacelab module positive pressure check

          - crew compartment closeouts/close crew access hatch

          - orbiter aft main engine compartment closeouts

          - main propulsion system closeouts

          - orbiter mid-body closeouts

          - thermal protection system tile closeouts


          STS-55 WORK COMPLETED:

          - external tank door functional test

          - payload bay door functional test

          - avionics bay closeouts


          STS-55 WORK SCHEDULED:

          - remove BREMSAT GAS canister

          - close payload bay doors on Saturday evening

          - aft structural leak check/orbiter composite pressurization test

          - weight and center of gravity determination

          - install Columbia on orbiter transporter

          - roll to the VAB evening of February 2

          - mate to external tank/solid rocket boosters February 3

                                 # # 

     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Every once in a while,
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | try pushing your luck.
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     |

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