are poised and ready for firing from Green River, Utah, to White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Under the direction of the United States Air Force Ballistic Systems Division, The ATHENA program successfully demonstrated the feasibility of a low cost system to simulate flight dynamics of full scale intercontinental missiles.Under an accelerated program since June 1965 more than 23 flights were recorded. In each case the solid propellant four stage vehicle returned more radar and optical data than were ever obtained on any prior advanced systems test systems.
