99K views · Nov 1, 2007 · 0:17 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2010–2026
Short footage of a Sprint missile from the 1970s Safeguard anti-ballistic missile system launching. The uploader notes the video is not sped up and that this is how fast it takes off.
Why Hacker News points people here: Linked in missile defense threads as a striking illustration of the Sprint's acceleration and its interception tests.
“Video of a Sprint intercepting a RV”HN comment, 2010
“Video of a Sprint intercepting a RV”
Footage of a Sprint missile intercepting a reentry vehicle.
The real life US missile defense systems was pretty awesome - particularly the Sprint missile (0 to Mach 10 in 5 seconds!): link Video of a Sprint intercepting a RV: this video
Another was Sprint. Turning towards the target before it gets too fast. Limiting the stress on the airframe and energy required. link this video
“it also scored some kinetic kills during testing at Kwajalein.”
Sprint scored kinetic kills in testing at Kwajalein.
Everyone keeps saying that Sprint was a nuke. That is true. However, it also scored some kinetic kills during testing at Kwajalein. this video I'm pretty sure that improvements in sensing, computation, actuation, and conventional warhead design over the past 50 years could have produced a reliable hit-to-kill Sprint. And in fact, some research was done on such a vehicle, the McDonnell-Douglas HEDI. link
