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Thor Fired In Test For Moon Rocket
Cape Canaveral Florida UPI A Thor intermediate range missile conducted a routine test launch without the planned upper stages for lunar missions. The 65 foot tall missile, coated in ice, launched at 8 06 am Tucson time and disappeared over the Atlantic after about four minutes. Officials said the flight tested the Thor as a ballistic missile to aid space launch preparations. future tests will add two high velocity stages for moon shots under Project Able.
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