RocketSTEM Issue #5 - January 2014 | Page 15

Image: NASA/USAF Image: NOAA/Darien Davis Photo: USAF/Staff Sgt. Erin Smith The 45th Weather Squadron at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (above) monitors weather before rocket launches. A map of the KSC/CCAFS region (right) displays Lighting Advisory Areas, while another map (below) shows the myriad of weather sensors utilized by the squadron. 13 www.RocketSTEM.org 13