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| Keywords: goes-r goesr astrotech noaa ula atlas v atlasv pad 41 pad41 noaa satellites noaasatellites noaa satellite and information service noaasatelliteandinformationservice nasa nesdis next generation nextgeneration satellite weather satellite weathersatellite space segment spacesegment spacecraft roadtolaunch countdowntolaunch ksc kennedy space center kennedyspacecenter Both halves of the fairing for GOES-R are being inspected and cleaned by United Launch Alliance (ULA) team members inside the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Florida near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The fairing protects the spacecraft during the ascent through Earth’s atmosphere after launch. GOES-R will launch aboard and Atlas V 541 rocket in November. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis For the latest on the GOES-R launch, visit www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-R/ Both halves of the fairing for GOES-R are being inspected and cleaned by United Launch Alliance (ULA) team members inside the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Florida near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The fairing protects the spacecraft during the ascent through Earth’s atmosphere after launch. GOES-R will launch aboard and Atlas V 541 rocket in November. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis For the latest on the GOES-R launch, visit www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-R/ | ||||
