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It's the evening of the special dinner in the Executive Dining Room on the Sea Launch Commander. On Part Two of the Thuraya-3 mission, the team welcomes Ali Bahlooq, representing Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company. Here, he attends a pre-dinner reception in the ship's lounge. |
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At the reception are (left to right) Don Johnson, Thuraya-3 spacecraft mission manager for Boeing; Tore Grimstad, Captain of the Sea Launch Commander; John Steinmeyer, representing Sea Launch's Chief Systems Engineer Office; and Marat Mukhamentov, Manager of the DMBT team from Russia. |
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Enjoying some cider are (left to right) John Steinmeyer and Marat Mukhamentov. |
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Dinner is served and the guests are seated as Fritz Mordaas, chief catering officer, presents the menu. |
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Ali Bahlooq (left) gets some menu pointers from Jim Mills, mission director.
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