KSC Payload Update

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From: Ron Baalke
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1989 19:18

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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
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