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Ref : S08456
Theme :
Testings - Satellites - Probes - Rockets (2314 images)
Title : Workers supervise the offloading of segments of a Lockheed Martin Atlas II rocket
Caption :
(05/30/2001) --- Workers supervise the off-loading of segments of a Lockheed Martin Atlas II rocket from a Russian Antonov AN-124 aircraft at the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.; The rocket will be used to launch the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-M (GOES-M), the latest in the current series of advanced geostationary weather satellites in service.; GOES-M is being prepared for launch at the Astrotech Space Operations facility located in the Spaceport Florida Industrial Park in Titusville, Fla. The launch is scheduled for July 15 from Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
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