On Launch Pad 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the GOES-O and Delta IV upper stage stand erect in front of the mobile service tower after lowering of the lifting mechanism, at left. GOES-O is one of a series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites.
Technicians at NASA's Ames Research Center inspect the main mirror for NASA's new airborne eye on the universe, which is now ready for installation after being transformed from a carefully shaped and polished piece of glass into a highly reflective optical component.
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center personnel accompany NASA's first Orion full-scale abort flight test crew module as it heads to its new home.
