Minuteman launch to test new nose tip
A test launch of a Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., is planned for today. The purpose of the launch, in which NASA, the U.S. Air Force and Sandia National Laboratories are cooperating, is to test a Mk. 12A reentry vehicle equipped with a new ultra-high temperature ceramic-material...
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