11.6.09

Gale-III Development Build 22

The latest Gale-III test was held yesterday, this time from a range in the West Clone Republic to test the missile from a different set of climate conditions. Build 22, like #21, was an ICBM test. The missile landed in the Northern Ocean.

The HCS are reported to be very happy with the Gale-III ICBM variant now and may now concentrate on the CSM variant for the rest of the year. Three new builds are planned to be tested in the rest of the year. However marrying the Gale-III launcher to the Nuclear Space Vehicle (NSV) part of CSM is not planned for some time yet.