Rockets

In this image provided by NASA a Boeing Delta IV rocket roars off the
launch pad Wednesday 5/24/06 to lift the GOES-N satellite on top into space.
After months of delay, NASA on Wednesday launched the weather satellite that will
allow forecasters to better pinpoint severe storms and investigate world climate change.
The GOES-N satellite took off about 6 p.m. from Cape Canaveral. The satellite separated
from the rocket as scheduled about 10:30 p.m., putting it on a path for orbit.
The GOES-N is a step in the development of a family of weather satellites designed and
built by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration since 1975.
It is the first in a series of three new satellites.
(AP Photo/NASA) 5/24/06