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BRUCE BUCKINGHAM: Welcome, Andre. ANDRE'DRESS: Thank you.

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BRUCE BUCKINGHAM: We have some video that shows the GOES-N spacecraft processing.

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Can you take us through that process? DRESS: Sure. Why don't we roll the tape. Here we're seeing the C-17, which is landing,

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and we're moving the spacecraft from the aircraft. And here it is being rolled over to the Astrotech Facility, where there'll be some

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processing on the ground. You're actually seeing the satellite being lifted, and is being put down on the payload attach fitting.

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And here is the spacecraft. It's actually being inside a cleanroom tent, and it will be used to do testing in that environment. We have highly sensitive

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instruments which are necessary to keep clean, and actually it's being rotated over here. Engineers, technicians working on it now.

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Here it is on the fueling stand, and it's being prepared to actually be loaded with the propellant. And here is the one-half of the fairing;

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the spacecraft will actually be loaded inside of that fairing and encapsulated in there. You see one half being set down now around

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the spacecraft. A delicate procedure. And you see both halves being closed in there. The spacecraft's inside. And here it is,

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it's actually coming out of the Astrotech Facility and actually be rolled out to the launch pad. And here it is at the launch pad.

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It's getting ready to be hoisted up and sat on top of the rocket. And here it's being hoisted up, at this point. Obviously,

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a very delicate procedure. A lot of planning involved in just performing these maneuvers. Here it is inside, it's getting ready

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to be placed down on top of the Delta IV rocket. Just about setting it down, coming over top there. A lot of care being taken.

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And the team is setting her down on top of the rocket now. See the NASA/NOAA logos there with the spacecraft on top.

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