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Everyone is prepared to cheer during the departure ceremony for the team on the Sea Launch Commander. |
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Noriko Masuda, Dep'y General Manager of the JSAT's Planniing and Coordination Group, addresses the crowd with Rob Peckham(center), interim president of Sea Launch, and Keith Dayton (at right), vice president of Launch Operations, looking on. |
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Jim Buckley, JCSAT-9 Program Manager for Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, also delivers remarks. |
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Noriko Masuda and Jim Buckley pause for a send-off photo before boarding the ship. |
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Women on the launch team unite for a great team photo! |
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The longshoremen wait for the signal to let go the lines and then... |
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... respond to the call to action |
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With team members lining the decks, the Sea Launch
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