With all cable connections and apparatus in place, lifting operations proceed at the pier to bring the gas deflector up to the underside of the deck on the Launch Platform. Once the structure is positioned into place, workers in the orange man-lift cranes and along the scaffolding begin tacking welds, while the Strand Jack hydraulic lift and pneumatic chain hoists (see page 37) continue to support its weight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Sea Launch photos by
Valery Itskovich and Paula Korn)

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