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BRUCE BUCKINGHAM: Welcome, Andre. ANDRE'DRESS: Thank you. BRUCE BUCKINGHAM: We have some video that shows the GOES-N spacecraft processing. 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, 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 processing on the ground. You're actually seeing the satellite being lifted, and is being put down on the payload attach fitting. 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 instruments which are necessary to keep clean, and actually it's being rotated over here. Engineers, technicians working on it now. 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; the spacecraft will actually be loaded inside of that fairing and encapsulated in there. You see one half being set down now around the spacecraft. A delicate procedure. And you see both halves being closed in there. The spacecraft's inside. Here it is, 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. 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, a very delicate procedure. A lot of planning involved in just performing these maneuvers. Here it is inside, it's getting ready to be placed down on top of the Delta IV rocket. Just about setting it down, coming over top there. Lot of care being taken. And the team is setting her down on top of the rocket now. See the NASA_NOAA logos there with the spacecraft on top. Center, this is Shuttle Control.