Minuteman 3 missile launched in test at Vandenberg
Source: Mercury News
Aug. 25, 2005
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - An unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile successfully reached its target during a test launch early Thursday.
The Minuteman 3’s dummy warhead traveled more than 4,000 miles in about 30 minutes, hitting a predetermined target at the Kwajalein Atoll in the western chain of the Marshall Islands.
The last such test was conducted about a month ago.
Thursday’s liftoff was to demonstrate the integration of a Safety Enhanced Re-entry Vehicle into the existing Minuteman 3 weapons system, Maj. Todd Fleming said. The technology is designed to improve the safety of the launch.
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