11 July 2005 (Launch + 1)
![Ten very happy people stand on a swath of grass, blinding the camera with the reflection of their smiles, thumbs held upward with glee.](atode.jpeg)
Good orbit, good telemetry, all systems green. It doesn't get any better. The launch site portion of the XRS team (as always, really only a portion of that portion) poses outside the USC administration building after a rousing post-launch celebration. Note the flags signifying the international cooperation that made this success possible.