With the Sea Launch
Commander now positioned directly in front of the Odyssey Launch Platform alongside the pier, the team begins the process of transferring the integrated launch vehicle from the ship's stern ramp to the platform's hangar, 200 feet above.

Yellow brackets, attached to cables from the hangar, are attached to two locations on the rocket.

Cable operators begin lifting the rocket.

When the rocket reaches the top of the hangar, the team eases it onto the transporter-erector, where the rocket rests inside the hangar.

(Photos by David Hutsell
and Paula Korn for Sea Launch)

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