From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhtsa!alice!sjb
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Title: Shuttle Operations
Article-I.D.: alice.854
Posted: Thu Aug 12 18:07:03 1982
Received: Sun Aug 15 02:35:43 1982

The space shuttle Columbia is well on its way to its scheduled
11 November launch, a NASA spokesman said today.  Work being
done on it, including removing the RMS (it won't be used this
flight), installing two more seat, fixing up some 400 tiles,
fixing the toilet, etc. is scheduled to be completed on 10
September, at which time it will be rolled to the VAB for
attachment to its external tank and SRB's.  The preparations
for Challenger's first flight are not going so smoothly.  For
one thing, there have been delays in getting the main engines
and other parts from their manufacturers.  Officials are hopeful
that they will have it ready for launch in January, but they are
not sure.