Pentagon Again Postpones Test Of Missile-Destroying Laser -- RIA NovostiA test of a powerful missile-intercepting laser, scheduled for Sunday morning, was postponed for the fourth time due to technical problems, Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said on its website.
The laser, housed aboard a modified Boeing 747-400 Freighter, was to intercept a simulated short-range ballistic missile during Sunday's tests, to be held off California's coast. The previous postponements took place in the past three weeks.
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Update: US delays missile-zapping laser test for 4th time -- Reuters
My Comment: People are watching .... so the pressure is on them to succeed. But with each anti-missile test delayed, this puts into question the viability of the entire program.
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