September 19 - Families and friends gather on the pier for their last minute good byes.

Helicopter pilots Tom Sharp and Chris Templeton visit with Tormod Hansen, Captain of the Sea Launch Commander.

Captain Tormod Hansen and First Officer Morten Essen guide the Sea Launch Commander out of Long Beach harbor to begin their voyage to the launch site.

The launch team on the Sea Launch Commander enjoys a last glimpse of Sea Launch Home Port from the deck of the Sea Launch Commander.

(L-R) Natalie Williams, Sea Launch Mission Manager, and Christina Maragay, Mission Manager for Boeing Satellite Systems, join up with Dan Dubbs, Sea Launch Mission Director, during the evacuation drill on the Sea Launch Commander.

Customers, crew and the launch team have an opportunity to make friends during the evacuation drill.

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