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The team arrives at the launch site and commemorates the start of the 72-hour countdown with traditional group photos in Hawaiian regalia. On the Sea Launch Commander, the team gathers beneath the international clocks in the Launch Control Center. |
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On the Odyssey, a group gathers at the railing on the launch deck and the Sea Launch Commander coasts by in the background just in time. |
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Back at Sea Launch Home Port, the landlubbers have taken to joining this tradition.
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