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The Sea Launch team gathers at the pier for a Mission Readiness poll as well as parting remarks. |
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Rob Peckham, president of Sea Launch, congratulates everyone on a job well done in advance of pushing off. Ivan Klychnik (at left) translates. |
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Brian Sing, Intelsat's program manager for launch services, offers comments to the team. |
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Keith Dayton, Sea Launch vice president for launch operations, takes the poll and instructs all leads to respond with gusto! |
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After many photos and well wishes, the team boards the ship for an on-time departure. |
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Jim Mills is the Galaxy 18 Mission Director, and stops to bid farewell. |
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The longshoremen await direction to let go the lines. |
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The Sea Launch Commander moves out, with the team waving goodbye to those below on the pier. |
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She makes the turn and leaves the port, past the Payload Processing Facility.
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