Photo optics completes the finishing touches on camera blast enclosures at the launch pad. The cameras, which capture 400 photos per second, document rocket operations during liftoff.

The link bridge is located at the forward end of the Sea Launch Commander, starboard-side. It is a telescopic structure that provides a walkway between the vessels, to accommodate the work of personnel such as the photo-optics team. Link bridge operations are scheduled at periodic times at the launch site, before the rocket is erected on the launch pad.

(Sea Launch photos by
David Hutsell)

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