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A Minuteman III ICBM Is test fired from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on June 4.
Credit: U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma
The U.S. Air Force on June 4 conducted the first of two planned intercontinental ballistic missile tests this week—firing a Minuteman III from the California coast with one reentry vehicle. The launch took place at 12:56 a.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The reentry vehicle flew about 4,200 mi...
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