233K views · 2.9K reactions | NOAA’s #GOESS spacecraft is one step closer in the final journey to launch, as pieces of the ULA Atlas V rocket are seen being prepped to send the advanced weather satellite to space with liftoff set for March 1. Take a look: https://youtu.be/zxnGaPBHXRA | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

Watch the 5:42 p.m. EST launch of #GOESR, the nation’s next-generation weather satellite TODAY! Coverage is on NOW: http://www.nasa.gov/nasalive GOES-R, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration mission, is the first spacecraft in a new series of NASA-built advanced geostationary weather satellites. Once in orbit, GOES-R will provide images of weather patterns and severe storms as regularly as every five minutes or as frequently as every 30 seconds. | NASA - National Aeronautics and Spac