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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The first and second stages of the Boeing Delta IV rocket negotiates a turn from the Horizontal Integration Facility, where the two stages were mated, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket is being transferred to the launch pad for further build-up and mating with the GOES-N satellite. Launch of the GOES-N is scheduled for May 4. The satellite is the first of three for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that will provide continuous monitoring necessary for intensive data analysis. GOES-N will provide a constant vigil for the atmospheric “triggers” of severe weather conditions such as tornadoes, flash floods, hail storms and hurricanes. When these conditions develop, GOES-N will be able to monitor storm development and track their movements. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center is responsible for development of the satellite and testing of the spacecraft and its instruments.