Jacques van Oene
June 4th 05, 10:37 AM
Bruce Buckingham
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468)
RELEASE: 47-05
GOES-N PRELAUNCH MISSION WEBCAST COVERAGE SET FOR JUNE 21
NASA Direct, Kennedy Space Center's Internet broadcasting network, is
featuring a prelaunch webcast of NASA's GOES-N mission. The webcast
begins at 3:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 21, and offers an overview of
GOES-N's Earth-observing technologies. The program includes
informative interviews with representatives from NASA and the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Experts will
also take part in a question-and-answer session discussing the
mission's goals as well as science and technology involved in GOES-N.
The launch is set for Thursday, June 23, from Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station, Fla., with a launch window of 6:13 to 6:58 a.m. EDT. Updates
on launch preparations can be viewed through the NASA portal Web site
at:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/goes-n/main/index.html
GOES-N Prelaunch Webcast Participants
Tiffany Nail, KSC's Launch Services Specialist, hosts the program.
NOAA GOES Program Manager Steve Kirkner opens the webcast with an
introduction to the GOES-N mission.
U. S. Air Force Weather Officer Todd McNamara offers a forecast for
the latest weather conditions on launch day.
Rick Navarro, Boeing launch manager, details Delta IV rocket
preparations and provides a launch countdown overview.
GOES Deputy Program Manager Andre' Dress answers questions about the
spacecraft and mission submitted to the NASA Direct Question Board by
Web site visitors.
GOES-N Web Coverage Schedule
(All times are subject to change)
Tuesday, June 21, at 3:30 p.m. EDT
NASA Direct webcast from Kennedy Space Center: "Mission, Spacecraft,
Science and Technology Webcast" at:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/goes-n/multimedia/event-GOES-N.html
The NASA Direct question board closes at 11 a.m. on June 17. Program
guests will answer questions submitted by the public. The questions
can be viewed online at the GOES-N: Mission, Science and Technology
page:
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/nasadirect.html
For the latest information on this mission, go to NASA's GOES-N Web
site at:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/goes-n/main/index.html
For more information about the GOES-N online events, contact Dennis
Armstrong at 321/867-2468.
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468)
RELEASE: 47-05
GOES-N PRELAUNCH MISSION WEBCAST COVERAGE SET FOR JUNE 21
NASA Direct, Kennedy Space Center's Internet broadcasting network, is
featuring a prelaunch webcast of NASA's GOES-N mission. The webcast
begins at 3:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 21, and offers an overview of
GOES-N's Earth-observing technologies. The program includes
informative interviews with representatives from NASA and the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Experts will
also take part in a question-and-answer session discussing the
mission's goals as well as science and technology involved in GOES-N.
The launch is set for Thursday, June 23, from Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station, Fla., with a launch window of 6:13 to 6:58 a.m. EDT. Updates
on launch preparations can be viewed through the NASA portal Web site
at:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/goes-n/main/index.html
GOES-N Prelaunch Webcast Participants
Tiffany Nail, KSC's Launch Services Specialist, hosts the program.
NOAA GOES Program Manager Steve Kirkner opens the webcast with an
introduction to the GOES-N mission.
U. S. Air Force Weather Officer Todd McNamara offers a forecast for
the latest weather conditions on launch day.
Rick Navarro, Boeing launch manager, details Delta IV rocket
preparations and provides a launch countdown overview.
GOES Deputy Program Manager Andre' Dress answers questions about the
spacecraft and mission submitted to the NASA Direct Question Board by
Web site visitors.
GOES-N Web Coverage Schedule
(All times are subject to change)
Tuesday, June 21, at 3:30 p.m. EDT
NASA Direct webcast from Kennedy Space Center: "Mission, Spacecraft,
Science and Technology Webcast" at:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/goes-n/multimedia/event-GOES-N.html
The NASA Direct question board closes at 11 a.m. on June 17. Program
guests will answer questions submitted by the public. The questions
can be viewed online at the GOES-N: Mission, Science and Technology
page:
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/nasadirect.html
For the latest information on this mission, go to NASA's GOES-N Web
site at:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/goes-n/main/index.html
For more information about the GOES-N online events, contact Dennis
Armstrong at 321/867-2468.
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info