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Posted on 03/15/2002 5:24:35 PM PST by 17th Miss Regt
NMD test underway, missile plume in western sky over Vandenburg...
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To: 17th Miss Regt
Pictures?
To: 17th Miss Regt
Just kidding......
To: 17th Miss Regt
Oooh... let me get my spudgun...
To: 17th Miss Regt
yeah pretty cool, we were just watching it here at Phoenix Sky Harbour Airport, thanks for the info.
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posted on
03/15/2002 5:28:04 PM PST
by
f7Oshawn
To: 17th Miss Regt
To: f7Oshawn
Yeah, it IS fun to watch... I'll never forget watching Trident IIs pop out of the water and streak off into the sky... It gave me chills when I thought, as I was watching, the payload it would carry had it been the real thing...
To: Chad Fairbanks
Just got off the phone with a friend he said everyone on the freeway was hitting their brake lights. lol
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posted on
03/15/2002 5:34:01 PM PST
by
f7Oshawn
To: b4its2late
Sorry, none. Cold front moving in from northwest brought in clouds which obscured view for me. I spotted the plume through a break in the clouds. Intercept in about 15 minutes or so over Kwajalein. Let's hope for a direct hit!
To: Chad Fairbanks
I got to watch the first successful test of the Midgetman Missile - fired out of Vandenburg!
It was great to see!
Course Bush 41 killed the program.
To: f7Oshawn
Had it been the real thing, and it was incoming, hitting the brakes wouldn't have been necessary ;0)
To: Chad Fairbanks
Air Force has already used its fancy spud gun. Now let's see if the Navy can hit it.
To: 17th Miss Regt
Kwajalein Going to be a busy little island paradise tonight. Fighting with the sharks for missle parts.
To: gov_bean_ counter
I think the sharks will bite the junk, say "blecch!" and take off for tastier fare.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Here's a little background on the tests I ummm... err watched... I mean, I had absolutely NOTHING to do with spraying Greenpeaceniks with firehoses or anything like that - (but I do have some awesome video footage, borrowed from Greenpeace and whoops I forgot to bring it back...) ;0)
The first of 9 scheduled submarine launches took place from the USS Tennessee (SSBN-734) on 21 March 1989. A malfunction during the first stage of powered flight caused the missile to veer off course, pinwheel, and self-destruct after 4 seconds of flight. On 23 March 1989 the Navy stated that the accident resulted from a mechanical or electrical malfunction in the area where the nozzle swivels to steer the missile.
As a result of the Navy's investigation, design modifications were made in first stage nozzles in the linkage area that transmits position commands to the nozzle. These design changes in addition to component delivery problems delayed deployment of the Trident II from late 1989 to March 1990.
The second launch marked the first underwater success for the Trident, but the third test on 15 August ended in failure, with the missile self-destructing 4 seconds into launch. The 2 failures were similar in that design flaws created the problem. As the missile was propelled to the surface, water was drawn into the nozzle of the missile, damaging the missile's steering system.
In mid-September 1989, the Navy said that modifications to the nozzles would be relatively inexpensive and would not delay the missile's IOC. The successful 4 December 1989 test of these modifications was briefly delayed by the ship GREENPEACE, but she was rammed by a US Navy ship (note: My ship, The U.S.S. Kittiwake, ASR-13 may she rust in peace) and her crew sprayed with fire hoses. The Navy continued with several more tests in December 1989 and completed its underwater test series in time to meet its planned IOC of March 1990.
To: 17th Miss Regt
A fellow I worked with once upon a time was stationed there. Said if you go fishing, Never, never, never reach over the side the boat to pull in your catch. That is all I needed to know about the area.
To: gov_bean_ counter
Your freind told the truth. The sharks are pretty aggressive out there. Some have been known to steal part of a catch as it is being reeled in to the boat. Hmmm. The fisherman's version of welfare for the sharks...
To: 17th Miss Regt
The test should be over by now - anybody hear anything?
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posted on
03/15/2002 5:54:40 PM PST
by
Ken522
To: Ken522
Drudge says: IT'S GOOD!
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posted on
03/15/2002 6:06:34 PM PST
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July 4th
To: Chad Fairbanks
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