🚀 Atlas V Launches GOES-T! 🌎 From Cape Canaveral’s skies, a mighty Atlas V rocket carried NOAA’s GOES-T satellite into orbit — now known as GOES-18. This advanced weather sentinel helps meteorologists monitor hurricanes, lightning, and wildfires in real time, protecting lives and property across the Americas. 📡 Managed by NASA’s Launch Services Program, GOES-T stands watch 22,000 miles above Earth — keeping an eye on our ever-changing planet. 🌤️ 🎥 Video credit: NASA #NASA #NOAA #GOEST #Spac

ATLAS Boeing 747-400 takeoff. | Airbus vs Boeing

Want to go to space? Ride along with Boeing astronauts in this 360° launch experience! Follow the path of future Boeing CST-100 Starliner astronauts from NASA’s Crew Quarters, to Space Launch Complex 41 at Kennedy Space Center, into the Starliner capsule and up to the International Space Station atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Countdown to launch is on! If you are viewing on a desktop computer you will need to view in Chrome or Firefox for the full 360° video experience. | The Boei

Atlas Air remains the world’s largest Boeing 747 operator in 2025, with 65 aircraft in service. Its fleet includes 17 747-8Fs, 39 747-400Fs, 5 747-400 passenger jets, and 4 Large Cargo Freighters (LCFs) used for transporting oversized cargo like Boeing 787 components. Atlas uses its 747s for scheduled freight, charter services, ACMI leases, and specialized logistics that benefit from the aircraft’s nose-loading capabilities. The airline’s strategy combines older 747-400s with newer 747-8Fs to of