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June 16 - The informal pomp and circumstance of what is now classic Sea Launch tradition for the departure of the launch team on the Sea Launch Commander... Representative flags honor each partner's homeland (U.S., Russia, Norway, Ukraine.. as well as Sea Launch and the State of California) as team members and their families gather on the pier in the Port of Long Beach for speeches, toasts and a readiness poll... |
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With a unanimous READY! from all team leaders, passengers head to the gangplank for boarding. |
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Within
minutes, all hands appear on deck, waving to onlookers below. |
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The
shoremen let go the last lines... |
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...and
the Sea Launch Commander moves out, setting a course for 154 degrees West
Longitude. |
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