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The '''Near Field Infrared Experiment''' (NFIRE) was a satellite proposed and developed by the ], a division of the ] ]. Though primarily designed to gather data on exhaust plumes from rockets, the satellite was also intended to contain a ] similar to kinds intended for the ]. A missile was then to be fired at and nearly miss the instrumented kill vehicle. | ||
| In ], the US ] instructed the | NFIRE was funded by $44 million in FY2004. In ], the US ] instructed the ], MDA, to remove the kill vehicle from the planned 2006 NFIRE launch, approving $68 million in FY2005 subject to that condition. | ||
| ⚫ | The ] reviewing the NFIRE program, however, urged the MDA to return the missile defense interceptor (]) to the originally scheduled test, despite the controversial perception of this leading to the deployment of weapons in space. The committee, which approved $13.7 million for the NFIRE program in FY06, told the MDA to “complete development and mission integration of the deployable NFIRE Kill Vehicle.” | ||
| ], MDA, to remove the kill vehicle from the planned 2006 NFIRE launch. The ] reviewing the NFIRE program, however, urged the MDA to | |||
| ⚫ | return the missile defense interceptor (]) to the originally scheduled test, despite the controversial perception of this leading to the deployment of weapons in space. The | ||
| committee, which approved $13.7 million for the NFIRE program, told the MDA to | |||
| “complete development and mission integration of the deployable NFIRE Kill Vehicle.” | |||
| The MDA has removed the kill vehicle portion of the planned test, saying it posed a risk of technical failure, and replaced it with a laser communications payload. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| ⚫ | Space Security Index 2005 Space Based Strike Weapons Briefing | ||
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Revision as of 01:00, 5 March 2007
The Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) was a satellite proposed and developed by the Missile Defense Agency, a division of the United States Department of Defense. Though primarily designed to gather data on exhaust plumes from rockets, the satellite was also intended to contain a kill vehicle similar to kinds intended for the Strategic Defense Initiative. A missile was then to be fired at and nearly miss the instrumented kill vehicle.
NFIRE was funded by $44 million in FY2004. In 2004, the US House of Representatives instructed the Missile Defense Agency, MDA, to remove the kill vehicle from the planned 2006 NFIRE launch, approving $68 million in FY2005 subject to that condition. The Senate Appropriations Committee reviewing the NFIRE program, however, urged the MDA to return the missile defense interceptor (kill vehicle) to the originally scheduled test, despite the controversial perception of this leading to the deployment of weapons in space. The committee, which approved $13.7 million for the NFIRE program in FY06, told the MDA to “complete development and mission integration of the deployable NFIRE Kill Vehicle.”
The MDA has removed the kill vehicle portion of the planned test, saying it posed a risk of technical failure, and replaced it with a laser communications payload.
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