January
5 , 2000 - Post Landing Update
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Space Shuttle Status Report January
5, 2000
VEHICLE:
Discovery /OV-103
LOCATION: OPF bay 1
Work
in progress: Since yesterday, workers have been setting up
access platforms inside Discovery's aft compartment. On Friday,
technicians begin preparations to remove the orbiter's main
engines. Engine removal operations should conclude late next
week. The six gyroscopes that were extracted from the Hubble
Space Telescope during STS-103 will be removed from Discovery's
payload bay on Monday. Preparations are in work to open Discovery's
payload bay doors this week.
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