Vandenberg Air Force Base has announced the test launch of a three-stage ground-based interceptor missile sometime this Saturday between the hours of 2 and 6 p.m. Overseen by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the test will examine components of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system, designed to intercept incoming warheads in space. Saturday’s exercise, however, won’t involve an intercept and no target missile will be launched.
Vandenberg Missile Test Scheduled for Saturday
Part of System to Intercept Warheads in Space