Word: pluming
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Clemente Island. At the press of a button in an island blockhouse, a blast of compressed air pushed the Polaris to the surface. As soon as it splashed out of the water and climbed to just 15 ft., a short charge of its solid fuel ignited in a brilliant plume of fire, sent it roaring straight up for another 1,785 ft.-the planned altitude of the limited test. Then the missile dipped back into the waves half a mile from the launch site...