US Air Force test-launches Minuteman missile from California

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — The U.S. Air Force says an unarmed Minuteman 3 missile has been launched from California's central coast in the latest test of the intercontinental system.

The missile blasted off at 11:34 p.m. PST from Vandenberg Air Force Base northwest of Los Angeles.

"There was a slight delay due to some instruments downrange but it went within the launch window," said Carla Pampe, chief of civic outreach for Air Force Global Strike Command.

http://www.startribune.com/air-force-test-launches-minuteman-missile-from-california/369570231/