In Brief: New booster for GMD successfully launched in first test

GMD TEST: A new interceptor booster for the Missile Defense Agency's Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system successfully lifted off during its first launch test Jan. 9 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., officials said. The Lockheed Martin rocket was launched about 1:40 p.m. Eastern time. Bad...

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