AstroBebop » GOES-O http://www.astrobebop.com/blog Videos on space exploration, space tourism, robotics, astronomy, astrophotography, and aeronautics. Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:04:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 NASA | Behind the Scenes at the GOES-O Launch Pad http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2009/nasa-behind-the-scenes-at-the-goes-o-launch-pad/ http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2009/nasa-behind-the-scenes-at-the-goes-o-launch-pad/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:59:23 +0000 flyingeraser http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/?p=342 NASA is preparing for the launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O (GOES-O) from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The GOES-O launch is targeted for June 26 2009 during a launch window from 6:14 to 7:14 p.m. EDT.

GOES-O will contribute the data needed for accurate NOAA forecasts for severe weather, including hurricanes that threaten at least 35 million Americans living in areas vulnerable to land-falling hurricanes.

For more info: http://www.nasa.gov/GOES-O

Source: NASAexplorer

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