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KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT 4/1/94
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| KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT |
| Friday, April 1, 1994 |
|_______________________________________________________________|
KSC Contact: Bruce Buckingham
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| MISSION: STS-59 -- SPACE RADAR LABORATORY |
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VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105 ORBITAL ALTITUDE: 138 sm
LOCATION: Pad 39A INCLINATION: 57 degrees
LAUNCH DATE: April 7 CREW SIZE: 6
LAUNCH TIME: 8:07 a.m. EDT WINDOW: 2 hours/30 minutes
KSC LANDING DATE: April 16
LANDING TIME: 1:14 p.m. EDT
MISSION DURATION: 9 days/5 hours/7 minutes (+ 1 day)
NOTE: The countdown for mission STS-59 is scheduled to begin at
11 a.m. EDT Monday, April 4 for a planned liftoff at 8:07 a.m.
Thursday, April 7. Considered in the schedule is the option to
launch Endeavour as much as an hour earlier (7:07 a.m.). This
alternative will be implemented the day prior to launch day if
mission managers judge the weather may not be acceptable at 8:07
but could be acceptable earlier.
Also, the crew is scheduled to arrive at KSC at 8 a.m. (EDT)
Monday.
IN WORK TODAY:
* Aft engine compartment closeouts
* Launch countdown preparations
* Airlock seal checks and closeouts
* SRL battery charging
WORK SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK:
* Crew arrival (8 a.m. EDT Monday, April 4)
* Countdown begins (11 a.m. Monday at the T-43 hour mark)
* Complete aft closeouts and perform aft confidence test
WORK COMPLETED:
* Thruster washing
* Checkout contingency spacesuits
* Test landing gear anti skid electronics
* External tank purges
* Hydraulic accumulator retests
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| MISSION: STS-65 -- International Microgravity Laboratory - 2 |
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VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102 ORBITAL ALTITUDE: 184 sm
LOCATION: OPF bay 2 INCLINATION: 28.45 degrees
TARGET LAUNCH PERIOD: early July CREW SIZE: 7
APPROX. LAUNCH TIME: early afternoon LANDING LOCATION: KSC
MISSION DURATION: 13 days/18 hours LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours
IN WORK:
* Forward reaction control system functional checkout
* Orbital maneuvering system functional and checkout operations
* Water spray boiler leak and functional tests
* Power reactant storage and distribution system checks
* Thermal protection system water proofing operations
WORK SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK:
* Main propulsion system leak and functional tests
* Checks of extended duration orbiter tank sets
* Fuel cell single voltage tests
WORK COMPLETED:
* Remove remote manipulator system
* External tank door latch tests
* Initial checkout of auxiliary power unit no. 3
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| MISSION: STS-64 -- LIDAR IN-SPACE TECHNOLOGY EXPERIMENT |
| (LITE) |
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VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103 ORBITAL ALTITUDE: 161 sm
LOCATION: OPF bay 3 INCLINATION: 57 degrees
TARGET LAUNCH PERIOD: early September CREW SIZE: 6
APPROX. LAUNCH TIME: early afternoon LANDING LOCATION: KSC
LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours/30 minutes MISSION DURATION: 9 days
IN WORK TODAY:
* Payload radiator functional checks
* Ammonia system servicing
* Right hand orbital maneuvering system pod removal preparations
* Thruster wash operations
WORK SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK:
* Orbital maneuvering system crossfeed disconnects
* Remote manipulator system functional checks
WORK COMPLETED:
* Water spray boiler leak and functional checks
* Main propulsion system verification tests
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