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| − | The '''Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site''', commonly referred to as the Reagan Test Site (formerly Kwajalein Missile Range), is a missile test range in the Pacific Ocean. Includes rocket launch sites at the Kwajalein Atoll (on multiple islands), Wake Island, and Aur Atoll. | + | The '''Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site''', commonly referred to as the Reagan Test Site (formerly Kwajalein Missile Range), is a missile test range in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Includes rocket launch sites at the Kwajalein Atoll (on multiple islands), Wake Island, and Aur Atoll. |
The Reagan Test Site also serves as a tracking station for manned space flight and [[NASA]] research projects. | The Reagan Test Site also serves as a tracking station for manned space flight and [[NASA]] research projects. | ||
Launch activities at the test site include ballistic missile tests, ABM interception tests, meteorological sounding rockets and a commercial spaceport for [[SpaceX]] at Omelek Island. | Launch activities at the test site include ballistic missile tests, ABM interception tests, meteorological sounding rockets and a commercial spaceport for [[SpaceX]] at Omelek Island. | ||
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Revision as of 00:09, 10 February 2013
The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, commonly referred to as the Reagan Test Site (formerly Kwajalein Missile Range), is a missile test range in the Pacific Ocean. Includes rocket launch sites at the Kwajalein Atoll (on multiple islands), Wake Island, and Aur Atoll.
The Reagan Test Site also serves as a tracking station for manned space flight and NASA research projects.
Launch activities at the test site include ballistic missile tests, ABM interception tests, meteorological sounding rockets and a commercial spaceport for SpaceX at Omelek Island.