Show Ath Athena nd Firing i Set Now Now- or i I Mayl May th Th The Alt Air F 1 week confirmed that it plan to fire n ln n Athena Missile tr tram from m Green River Utah to the White Sa Sands f 1 Missile Range N. N M. M I on May 14 according to Sen Wallace WAlace W F. F Bennett I The firing will be the second second se se- se cond in jn a series s of some 75 or 80 Athena firings which I are de deigned to test Air Force Forc re re systems I The 55 foot Athena will be fired by the Air Force and andI I Atlantic Research Corp builders bull bull- ders dels of the missile Each four stage missile ls lle w weighs abo about t 16 thousand pounds I The Air All Force and missile experts have worked out their firing sched schedule e a with th the mis missile mis- mis slue sile range White at-White Sands and have decided to move the program program program pro pro- gram ahead Sen Bennett said The last shot on Feb 10 misfired and went off course cours landing Sanding near Durango Colo A thorough investigation to find the cause was undertaken I en n at that time by Air Force missile technicians A delay in to the investigation caused a aI I postponement of the program I however there will be the 75 I or 80 shots from Green River within the next 18 months Sen Bennett |