Dr. Valery Aliev (at left), head of rocket operations, greets Captain Tore Grimstad in a pre-dinner reception.

John Steinmeyer, assistant mission director, greets Vladimir Korkh, deputy technical head of the rocket complex for Yuzhmash.

The customer dinner is a traditional event, held in the executive diningroom with all the ship's finery.

(Sea Launch photos by
Kevin Brown)

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