Posted on 11/20/2016 6:45:40 AM PST by BenLurkin
“It’s a dramatic leap in capability – like moving from black and white TV to HDTV,” explained Greg Mandt, the NOAA GOES-R program manager during a prelaunch media briefing in the cleanroom processing facility at Astrotech.
“This is a very exciting time,” explained Greg Mandt, the NOAA GOES-R program manager during the Astrotech cleanroom briefing.
“This is the culmination of about 15 years of intense work for the great team of NOAA and NASA and our contractors Lockheed Martin and Harris.”
“We are bringing the nation a new capability. The GOES program has been around for about 40 years and most every American sees it every night on the weather broadcasts when they see go to the satellite imagery. And what’s really exciting is that for the first time in that 40 years we are really end to end replacing the entire GOES system. The weather community is really excited about what we are bringing.”
GOES-R will bring about a “quantum leap” in weather forecasting capabilities that will soon lead to more accurate and timely forecasts, watches and warnings for the Earth’s Western Hemisphere when it becomes fully operational in about a year.
But the first images are expected within weeks! And both researchers and weather forecasters can’t wait to see, analyze and put to practical use the sophisticated new images and data that will improve forecasts and save live during extreme weather events that are occurring with increasing frequency.
(Excerpt) Read more at universetoday.com ...
Why does that name sound familiar?
Gozer the Gozerian? I can't place it, but this phrase doe stick in my mind.
Ghost busters?
Very cool!
they'll never give up
Vinz Clortho, Keymaster of Gozer: "Gozer the Traveler! He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the Rectification of the Vuldronaii, the Traveler came as a large and moving Torb! Then, during the Third Reconciliation of the Last of the Meketrex Supplicants, they chose a new form for him, that of a giant Sloar! Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of a Sloar that day, I can tell you!"
Massive global warming is always fun to watch.
It’s okay when Libs do it.
Weather or Global Warming Scam ?
Isn’t that the adopted pyramid?
Anyone know a link, for this satellite, when it comes live please?
I’ll keep an eye out.
Thanks.
Still adopted...
Pre-programmed to “prove” AGW?
I can’t agree...
Each lift off has it’s own characteristics.
This one lit the horizon and then a large arc of the sky since it was after dark here.
Then the very bright “orange” light soared high into a nearly cloudless sky as it stretched out over the ocean.
It was about 2 and 1/2 minutes before the sound arrived and did not rattle the large sliding doors and windows as many have in the past.
No separation was visible from here as so many have jettisoned the fuel tanks in the past. That is an exceptional sight as they fall back to the earth especially if the sunset illuminates them at high levels.
I still enjoy watching every one!
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