Keywords: goes-r goesr prelaunch news conference prelaunchnewsconference noaa ula atlas v atlasv nasa nesdis noaa satellites noaasatellites roadtolaunch countdowntolaunch l-2 l2 next generation nextgeneration weather satellite weathersatellite satellite people crowd Members of the news media attended a Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R) pre-launch news conference in the Kennedy Space Center's Press Site auditorium in Florida on November 17, 2016. NASA and industry leaders include: Michael Curie, of NASA Communications; Stephen Volz, assistant administrator for satellite and information services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA's); Greg Mandt, GOES-R system program director, NOAA; Sandra Smalley, director, Joint Agency Satellite Division, NASA Headquarters; Omar Baez, launch director, NASA Kennedy; Scott Messer, program manager, NASA Missions, United Launch Alliance; and Clay Flinn, launch weather officer, 4th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. GOES-R is scheduled to launch aboard an Atlas V rocket on November 19 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett For the latest on the GOES-R launch, visit www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-R-Launch Members of the news media attended a Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R) pre-launch news conference in the Kennedy Space Center's Press Site auditorium in Florida on November 17, 2016. NASA and industry leaders include: Michael Curie, of NASA Communications; Stephen Volz, assistant administrator for satellite and information services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA's); Greg Mandt, GOES-R system program director, NOAA; Sandra Smalley, director, Joint Agency Satellite Division, NASA Headquarters; Omar Baez, launch director, NASA Kennedy; Scott Messer, program manager, NASA Missions, United Launch Alliance; and Clay Flinn, launch weather officer, 4th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. GOES-R is scheduled to launch aboard an Atlas V rocket on November 19 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett For the latest on the GOES-R launch, visit www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-R-Launch |