The staff at Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Md., celebrated the successful completion of 4,000 test runs. The milestone occurred Jan. 15 as the Tunnel 9 team was testing the U.S. Air Force Conventional Strike Missile (CSM), which is part of a multi-service technology maturation program for Conventional Prompt Global Strike (CPGS).
With 35 years of experience at White Oak, Tunnel 9 Chief Engineer Jeff Waldo was elected to perform the ceremonial countdown and push the blow button.
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