Wed Sep 18,11:51 PM ET
The contrail from the launch of a unarmed Minuteman III missle test from Vandenberg Air Force Base north of Santa Barbara, California lights up the night sky in Los Angeles September 19, 2002. The two unarmed re-entry vehicles were expected to travel 4,200 miles in 30 minutes and strike targets in the Marshall Islands, according to the United States Air Force. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
