2023 FEATURED ROCKET: XSM-64 NAVAHO |
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We are excited to reveal the 2023 featured rocket of the 2nd Annual United States Space Force T-Minus 10-Miler will be the XSM-64 Navaho! The featured rocket will be portrayed on the official race shirts, finisher medals, commemorative patches, and more throughout the year.
The 2023 event will lift-off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station December 9th with a virtual event taking place throughout the month of December. This 10-mile race will be a part of the Space Force birthday celebration each year, and will take place surrounded by space launch history.
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Registration for the in-person and virtual event opens May 4th, 2023! |
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The XSM-64 Navaho missile was built as a proof-of-concept testbed for a proposed supersonic intercontinental cruise missile. The operational Navaho was intended to carry a nuclear warhead and have a combat range of about 8,000 kilometers (5,000 miles).
Development of the Navaho began in 1950 under the code name “Project Broomstick”. After numerous technical delays (giving rise to the nickname “Never-Go Navaho), the first test flight lifted off from Launch Complex 9 on 6 November 1956. A total of 11 Navaho test vehicles were launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station between 1956 and 1957.
Although the Navaho did not become an operational weapons system, it proved invaluable as a research and development program. The XSM-64 located at the South Gate to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is the only Navaho left in existence. Read more about the history of the XSM-64 Navaho at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum here.
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Medal reveal coming Monday, February 13, 2023! |
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Earn an American made Sea, Air, & Space Challenge medal (design coming soon!) by completing any distance offered in person, virtually or a combination of the two at each of the three race events.
Important Details
- For $35, sign up for the 2023 Sea, Air, & Space Challenge here.
- Runners must also separately register for and participate in one race of any distance at all three participating events: the Coast Guard Marathon, Air Force Marathon, and Space Force T-Minus 10-Miler.
- Virtual options are available for all races at all three participating events.
- Challenge medals will be shipped upon completion of all three of the 2023 events.
- Domestic, FPO, APO, DPO shipping is included. International shipping is an additional $25. Please add international shipping as an item to your order if your address is outside of the United States.
- Registration is open through February 19 for the in-person Coast Guard Marathon or March 3 for the virtual Coast Guard Marathon and Sea, Air, & Space Challenge.
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