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Helicopter operations begin today, transferring personnel from one vessel to the other (traveling about three miles apart), and a flight to test the helo video system. |
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Pilots Patric Rader (front) and Chuck Macfarland (rear, with hat) prepare for flight. |
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Mila Pavek, security manager, indicates to the pilots that all are aboard. |
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Don Domonoske, optics technician, monitors transmission from the helo video system aboard the Sea Launch Commander. |
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The Sea Launch Commander and the Odyssey Launch Platform are nearing the launch site. |