NFIRE collects plume data for missile defense

A research satellite orbited by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in April has collected data on the plume of a rising missile that ultimately may play into boost-phase missile defense sensing and tracking. The Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) spacecraft collected images of a modified...

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