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The Odyssey Launch Platform is ready for departure to the launch site and employees gather for coffee and pastries to watch the activity. |
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A moment of team leadership captured at the gathering… From left are: Keith Dayton, Sea Launch Vice President Launch Operations; Dr. Valery Aliev, Energia Manager Rocket Segment; Leonid Gribachev, Yuzhnoye Manager Rocket Operations; and Rashid Yakhin, DBTM Technical Manager. |
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The crew of the platform pull up the lines and she's ready to go. |
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The Odyssey Launch Platform eases away from the pier to the cheers of well wishers. Jim Mills, mission director, and Sherry Berner, assistant mission director, offer an enthusiastic farewell to colleagues. |
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Members of the international team proudly display their country's flags to the tune of traditional departure music on the public address system as the mighty platform moves into the harbor. |
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Ahmed Ali Al Shamsi, senior manager technology development for Thuraya, takes a photo opportunity on the top deck of the Sea Launch Commander. |
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The platform swings out of the inner harbor and heads for the launch site, about 2,800 miles southwest of Long Beach, California.
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