Test failure of GMD system blamed on problem with computer chip
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has concluded that last December's flight test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system was unsuccessful because of a faulty computer chip connection in the Raytheon exoatmospheric kill vehicle (EKV), which failed to separate from its booster during flight...
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