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Edwards, Edmund Barber ("Ben" ), Brig Gen USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town San Antonio, Texas
Last Address Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia
Date of Passing Dec 06, 2003
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications Weight 79,432 lb (36,030 kg) Length 59.9 ft (18 m) Diameter 5.5 feet (1.67 m) Warhead Nuclear W62, W78, or (2006-) W87 Engine Three solid-propellant rocket motors; first stage - Thiokol TU-122 (M-55); second stage - Aerojet-General SR-19-AJ-1; third stage - Aerojet/Thiokol SR73-AJ/TC-1 Operational range 5,200 nautical miles (9,600 km) Flight altitude 700 miles (1,120 kilometers) Speed Approximately 15,000 mph (Mach 23, or 24,000 km/h, or 7 km/s) (terminal phase) Guidance system Inertial Launch platform Silo
