A pilot from the Port of Long Beach guides the Sea Launch Commander out toward the breakwater.

Sergey Sulimov (left) Yuriy Pokrovskiy on deck as the ship departs Sea Launch Home Port.

The Sea Launch Commander passes by the breakwater, a man-made stone wall, that calms the waters of the port.

Vladimir Zinovyev (left) and Alexander Poluban (both from Energia) on deck. 

(Sea Launch photos by
Kevin Brown)

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