Died at home of undetermined cause on April 26, 2010, at age 48. Born in Palo Alto, California, on February 5, 1962, he was predeceased by parents Herbert and Eleanor Cabral; and is survived by siblings Carolyn Mazenko (Max), Nancy Cabral-Casterson (David), and Bruce Cabral (Kimberly Harney), and 8 nieces and nephews.
A test of the mobile Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System, or THAAD, at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (Barking Sands, Kauai). Steve (frequently known as Skippy around Lockheed-Martin) engineered range integration and test operations in support of THAAD flight testing.
The system has been in various stages of development for about two decades. The system, using a "hit to kill" capability, is designed to take out an opposing missile ... both inside and just outside the earth's atmosphere, according to the US Missile Defense Agency, which says it is "highly effective" against asymmetric ballistic missile threats ....
Kathryn Dixon
Our Steven
Steven Dean Cabral
Died at home of undetermined cause on April 26, 2010, at age 48. Born in Palo Alto, California, on February 5, 1962, he was predeceased by parents Herbert and Eleanor Cabral; and is survived by siblings Carolyn Mazenko (Max), Nancy Cabral-Casterson (David), and Bruce Cabral (Kimberly Harney), and 8 nieces and nephews.
Speeding Into Beautiful Infinity
Steve/Skippy's LMCO Project THAAD:
A test of the mobile Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System, or THAAD, at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (Barking Sands, Kauai). Steve (frequently known as Skippy around Lockheed-Martin) engineered range integration and test operations in support of THAAD flight testing.
The system has been in various stages of development for about two decades. The system, using a "hit to kill" capability, is designed to take out an opposing missile ... both inside and just outside the earth's atmosphere, according to the US Missile Defense Agency, which says it is "highly effective" against asymmetric ballistic missile threats ....