KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., one half of the fairing is lifted in order to install it around the GOES-N spacecraft (center). The fairing protects the spacecraft during launch. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) are sponsored by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. GOES-N is targeted to launch June 23 from Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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