Navy, Industry Technicians Sifting Through Data To Find Cause Of NTW Test Failure

By Thomas Duffy / July 17, 2000 at 5:00 AM
Navy and industry technicians are poring over data from a failed flight test of the Navy's Theater Wide missile defense system that took place on Friday. The test was designed to have the three-stage rocket motor that will power the NTW interceptor separate during a flight over the Pacific Ocean. The Navy announced Saturday morning that the rocket malfunctioned during flight. Navy spokeswoman Lt. Meghan Mariman told InsideDefense.com this morning that the Standard Missile-3 three-stage rocket flew about 200 miles...

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