May 1 - A day at the Launch Site

Ben Mui, Spacecraft Mission Manager for DIRECTV, captured a bit of his experience at sea, including this glorious sunset with the Odyssey Launch Platform just visible on the horizon.

Ben appears with friends at the bottom of this collection.

The Loral guys hosted a "Wallbanger Derby" to test everyone's skill slugging at wiffle balls.

The joys of ocean sailing.

When it's rocket science, extra boxes are almost always required.

A view through a passageway.

(L-R) Mike Hughes, Space Systems/Loral; Ben Mui, DIRECTV; and Jason Iverson, the DAS operator.

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