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Successful Minuteman 3 Launch
Vandenberg AFB (SPX) Sep 20, 2004 An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully launched from North Vandenberg at 1:01 a.m. September 15. The purpose of the launch was to verify the continued reliability and accuracy of the Minuteman 3 ICBM force. Operations crewmembers from the 341st Space Wing, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., led by Capt. Bernie Isenberg, launched the missile under the direction of the 576th Flight Test Squadron here. Capt. Jerry Buchanan, 576th FLTS, was the launch director. Col. Frank Gallegos, 30th Space Wing Commander, was the spacelift commander. The mission director was Lt. Col. Don Hale, 576th FLTS operations officer. Members of the 576th FLTS installed tracking, telemetry and command destruct systems on the missile to collect data and meet safety requirements. The missile's three unarmed re-entry vehicles will travel approximately 4,200 miles in about 30 minutes, hitting a pre-determined target at the Kwajalein Missile Range in the western chain of the Marshall Islands. The nation's ICBMs are a key component of global stability - a safe, secure and affordable weapon system that delivers deterrence. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Vandenberg AFB SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
World Powers Threaten Defiant Iran Over Nuclear Crisis
Vienna (AFP) Jan 11, 2006World powers threatened Iran with UN Security Council sanctions Wednesday after it resumed sensitive nuclear activities as a defiant Tehran vowed to press ahead with its disputed atomic programme. |
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