June 18 - Launch Rehearsals allow everyone on the team to prepare for the mission. Here in the Launch Control Center all focus is on Mission Success.

Sergey Martyntsev and Victor Gerastmov from Yuzhnoye discuss the control system.

The Russian and Ukrainian part of the team works together on the Russian-speaking side of the room.

Elena Turbina of contractor DBTM with Yury Kozlov and Mikhail Fufaev from Energia, monitor the rocket thermostating system during rehearsal.

Tom Spangler, DTRA representative with Howard Searight and Wynn Aung, FAA representatives.

Bill Hayes (left), Space Systems/Loral Spacecraft Mission Manager, works with Jason McLaughlin, Sea Launch Payload Integration Manager.

Leo Childs (left), Operations Procedure Specialist, and Tom Spangler DTRA representitive.

Brian Vanden Bosch (foreground), external communications engineer for Sea Launch, monitors communication systems.

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