Long-range ballistic missile hit by kill-vehicle in Sunday missile test

Missile Defense Test Deemed a Success

"...kill-vehicle launched Sunday from the Lompoc base successfully struck a long-range ballistic missile launched from the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific as part of an ongoing missile defense program..."

Reference: www.independent.com .

Yesterday's Delta IV-Heavy rocket launch: a personal impression

Yesterday's Delta IV-Heavy rocket launch: a personal impression

"...the Delta IV-Heavy rocket launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California on January 20. With the capacity to lift 23 tons of payload to low-Earth orbit, the rocket was the biggest to launch from the west coast of the United States to date, and it was a spectacular show...."

Reference: arstechnica.com .

Missile-test launch delayed

Missile-test launch delayed
"...a target weapon is scheduled to blast off from the Kwajalein Atoll about 4,200 miles southwest of Vandenberg...."

Reference: www.santamariatimes.com

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