Aresearch.55 net.columbia utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!mhtsa!harpo!research!sjb Tue Sep 22 07:45:50 1981 loading The loading of propellants into the shuttle began Sunday, when technicians started to load the main tanks of the shuttle with nitrogen tetroxide. It will then go into the reactor control system which controls the attitude control thrusters. After that loading is completed, the maneuvering system will be loaded with monomethyl hydroxide. The loading is expected to last into this weekend. After the loading is completed, early next week flight information will be given to the oribiter's computers in preparation for the 5 October lift off and 9 October launch. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.