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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., Boeing workers check the fairing that will encapsulate the GOES-N spacecraft for launch. GOES-N, to be launched into orbit for NASA aboard a Boeing Delta IV rocket later this month, was the focus of a media opportunity on June 2. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) are sponsored by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.