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Interceptor May be Returned to U.S. for Testing

January 5, 2005 :: News

The ground based interceptor which did not launch in the December 15 attempt at a test of the missile defense system will likely be shipped back to the U.S. from the Kwajalein missile range, according to the January 3 edition of Aviation Week & Space Technology, although no plans are yet in place to do so. After a target missile had been fired, the interceptor’s computer detected a fault which initiated an automatic shutdown.
        The January 5 edition of the Aerospace Daily & Defense Report notes that the Missile Defense agency is near to determining the problem described thus far only as an “unknown anomaly.” MDA spokesman Rick Lehner was quoted as saying that “we expect to have some information within the next week or two.”
        Update: The January 17 edition of Aviation Week and Space Technology reports that the interceptor will be fixed at Kwajalein, thereby eliminating the need to return it to the U.S

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