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From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
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Subject: Shuttle Status for 01/17/91 (Forwarded)
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Date: 18 Jan 91 18:37:24 GMT
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               Thursday January 17, 1991                 9:30 a.m. EST

                     KSC SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT

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                     STS-39 -- Discovery (OV 103)  -  OPF Bay 1

               Scheduled operations continue in the Orbiter Processing
          Facility today. Water spray boiler servicing is complete and
          hydraulic operations continue in progress. Yesterday, brake anti-
          skid tests and landing gear functional tests were completed.
          Discovery's twin orbital maneuvering system pods will continue to
          be checked today. Sleep station installation operations are
          currently in work. During helium purge operations last night,
          engineers determined there may have been hydraulic fluid
          introduced into the high pressure oxidizer turbopump on main
          engine number three. Crews will analyze the potential problem and
          make further evaluations tomorrow. Rollout of the vehicle to the
          Vehicle Assembly Building remains scheduled for no earlier than
          January 29.


                      STS-37 -- Atlantis (OV-104)  -  OPF Bay 2

               Hydraulic fill and bleed operations were conducted
          successfully last night along with checks of the nose wheel
          steering mechanism. Hydraulic operations will continue throughout
          the remainder of the week. Main engine installation is currently
          scheduled to begin this weekend. Preparations are in work today
          for this operation.

               In the Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 3, build up of the
          right solid rocket booster segments continue on the mobile
          launcher platform. The right aft center segment will be delivered
          to the VAB today.


                   STS-40  --  Columbia (OV 102) - VAB High Bay 2

               The ground service equipment was installed in the payload
          bay last night as crews today continue with plans to remove the
          provisions stowage assembly (PSA) from the bay. Preparations also
          continue to access the dump line nozzle for failure analysis.

               Columbia is scheduled to be moved to the Orbiter Processing
          Facility later this month following the rollover of Discovery to
          the VAB.