Work continues at the shipyard with supports and protection devices in strategic positions all over the Launch Platform. The large yellow crane at starboard is now freshly painted.

The scaffolding on the underside of the deck is now fully installed for the power-washing process. The green piping is also getting placed as a sluice to carry water to the catch barge.

Painting is underway inside the hangar and various support structures are under wrap for protection. Painters use the walkway above one of the large cranes to facilitate some of the work. The cranes are used during the transfer of the fully integrated rocket from assembly on the Sea
Launch Commander up to the platform hangar, where it is stored during transit to the launch site.

(Sea Launch photos by
Les Lushkov)

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