USAF ready for first launch of satellites by refurbished Minuteman
The U.S. Air Force is set to launch satellites for the first time Dec. 7 on a refurbished Minuteman II ICBM, the Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif., said yesterday. The Minuteman was deactivated as an offensive weapons system by the Strategic Arms Reduction treaty in 1991. The...
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