Lockheed Martin denies blame for GMD test failure

Lockheed Martin Corp. believes its booster rocket is not to blame for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system's unsuccessful intercept attempt Dec. 11, in which the booster and the Raytheon exoatmospheric kill vehicle (EKV) failed to separate, according to a Lockheed Martin spokesperson....

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