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            KSC SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8, 1989
 
                     STS-33  -  DISCOVERY (OV 103)  -  PAD 39-B
 
               Today, a flight readiness test of the three main engines is
          underway. This test simulates engine start and shutdown
          sequences. In addition, the orbital maneuvering system engines
          will be gimbaled and the aerosurfaces will be cycled.
 
               Closeouts of the aft compartment for flight will begin
          tomorrow and installation of the extravehicular mobility units,
          or spacesuits, is scheduled for Friday. Checks of the regulators
          for the forward and aft reaction control systems are planned for
          tomorrow and Friday.
 
               Launch of mission STS-33 is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 20,
          during a four-hour launch period that begins at 6:30 p.m. EST.
 
                     STS-36  -  ATLANTIS (0V 104)  -  OPF BAY 1
 
               Sniff checks of the motor valves in the orbital maneuvering
          system are planned today. Heat shields and engine domes are being
          removed in preparation for engine removals scheduled for this
          weekend and early next week.
 
                     STS-32  -  COLUMBIA (OV 102)  -  OPF BAY 2
 
               A visual aid for berthing the Long Duration Exposure
          Facility is being installed in the payload bay today. Final
          cleaning of the payload bay is scheduled to begin today and
          closure of the doors is planned for tomorrow. Closeouts of the
          vehicle for the move to the Vehicle Assembly Building are
          underway. The landing gears are being prepared for flight. The
          orbiter transporter will be used to transfer the orbiter from the
          OPF to the Vehicle Assembly Building next week.
 
                 STS-32 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS/EXTERNAL TANK  -  VAB
 
               Installation of ordnance devices is planned for Friday.
          Connections between the external tank and solid rocket boosters
          are continuing. The orbiter is scheduled to be mated next week.
 
 
                         STS-36 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB
 
               Instrumentation on the left aft booster is being calibrated
          today. The left aft center segment will be transferred to the VAB
          today in preparation for stacking.

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