NASA Launches Solar & Earth Storm-Sensing Satellite (Also Detects Irony)

NASA's latest super-sophisticated storm-sensor, the GOES-O, succeeded before it ever left Earth - detecting thunderstorms before being launched.  Technically it "detected" them by being delayed, as wimpy non-Michael-Bay NASA scientists don't believe in firing massive Delta IV rockets through lightning bolts, but now it's in orbit and keeping an electronic eye out for storms - both surface and solar.

The Geostationary Operational Environment Satellites is a network of weather-watchers with the GOES-O being the fourteenth.  Construction and launch of the latest satellite cost a cool half-billion (including the half-million kilogram launch vehicle), but the payback is priceless: up to the minute environmental information on Earth.

Much of the data is planet-centric, ranging from almost-live coverage of weather and the formation of storm-systems to wider-ranging scans covering 60% of the planet.  Other instruments keep an eye on larger targets, such as solar storm systems which could disrupt communications or affect the environment.  GOES is part of mankind's ever-expanding ability to actually see the big picture - all we have to do now is convince everyone to look at it.

Posted by Luke McKinney

Image is GOES-O Delta IV booster erection photo from 2-25-09; Credited to NASA Jim Grossmann

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