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August 25, 2014
Rocket Explodes on Launch at KLC on Kodiak Island, AK
This just in...a rocket exploded on takeoff at Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC) on Kodiak Island, Alaska.
Eyewitnesses reporting a rocket at KLC (Kodiak Launch Complex) failed and exploded on takeoff. This happened just now (at approximately 12:28 a.m. Alaska Time on Aug 25, 2014).
http://thediplomat.com/2014/03/us-to-test-hypersonic-missile-in-august/
Last week the Army announced it will conduct the second test of one of its hypersonic missiles in August.
Lt. Gen. David L. Mann, commander, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, told Congress last week that in August the Army expects to conduct the second Advanced Hypersonic Weapon Technology Demonstration. The results of this second test will determine the future of the program, which could include the U.S. Navy utilizing the new missile, according to Lt. Gen. Mann.
The Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AWH) is part of the U.S. military's conventional prompt global strike (CPGS) program, which aims to give Washington the ability to strike any target on earth with a conventional warhead within an hour's time. According to the U.S. Army, "The AHW can be launched from the United States and can hit a target anywhere in the world. It can travel at speeds of Mach 5, about 3,600 mph, or higher."
Photo credit: Eric Dawson - Kodiak, Alaska - 2014
Photo credit: Eric Dawson - Kodiak, Alaska - 2014
Photo credit: Eric Dawson - Kodiak, Alaska - 2014
Photo credit: Eric Dawson - Kodiak, Alaska - 2014
Posted by Rob Kiser on August 25, 2014 at 3:41 AM
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