Robert Novak Jacob Walls and Felix Gamez work on the installation of new antennas in the antenna field for NASA Kennedy Space Center's profiler.

From left, Robert Novak, Jacob Walls and Felix Gamez of Qinetiq North America work on the installation of new antennas in the antenna field for NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Doppler radar wind profiler.

Located near the spaceport’s Shuttle Landing Facility runway, the profiler is being upgraded to a new, state-of-the-art version that will help forecasters and launch teams characterize upper-level winds in the area. This profiler will help in the detection of wind-shear conditions during launch. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky