Lockheed Martin crew members monitor vehicle clearance during a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite offload from a U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy at NASA Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, Jan. 23, 2024. The 9th AS aircrew transported NOAA’s newest weather satellite, GOES-U, to Kennedy Space Center from Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, using its oversized carrying capacity as the largest mobility aircraft in the Air Force’s inventory. GOES-U will be able to monitor severe weather, identify volcanic eruptions, measure land and sea surface temperatures, provide early alerts to emergency responders during wildfires and observe solar flares that could impact telecommunication on and around Earth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marco A. Gomez)
Date Taken: | 01.23.2024 |
Date Posted: | 01.24.2024 16:33 |
Photo ID: | 8208853 |
VIRIN: | 240123-F-QD077-1141 |
Resolution: | 8003x5504 |
Size: | 8.01 MB |
Location: | MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA, US |
Web Views: | 87 |
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