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Nov 1, 2024 · Vandenberg 3rd Quarter Awards Ceremony. 30th Operations Support Squadron members pose for a group photo after receiving the quarterly Space Launch Delta 30 Spirit Award at the Pacific Coast Center on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 24, 2024.
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Space Force News. DAF announces 2024 Spark Tank winner. CHAPPIE: An innovative advancement in CBRN defense. Readout of CSO Saltzman, Air Marshal Godfrey’s travel to Europe. Centaur upper stage installation recognizes trailblazing space program. Seven teams advance to finals in annual SSC Fight Tonight competition.
History - Vandenberg Space Force Base
On 14 May 2021, Vandenberg Air Force Base was renamed to Vandenberg Space Force Base. Four months later, LANDSAT 9 launched on 27 September 2021 from Space Launch Complex 3E, making it the 2,000th launch from Vandenberg.
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Jun 4, 2024 · USSF-62 Mission Launches from Vandenberg. A U.S Space Force mission, carrying the first Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M) satellite, launches aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4-East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 11, 2024, at 7:24 a.m. PDT.
Starlink Mission Launches from Vandenberg > Vandenberg Space …
May 13, 2022 · A SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket carrying a Starlink mission launches from Space Launch Complex-4E on May 13, 2022, at 3:07 p.m. PDT, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. This launch marks the fourth Starlink deployment from Vandenberg, and the twenty-third Falcon-9 launch from SLC-4E.
Vandenberg AFB gets new U.S. Space Force name
Vandenberg Air Force Base was officially renamed Vandenberg Space Force Base during a U.S. Space Force ceremony held at the base parade grounds, May 14, 2021.
VANDENBERG RELEASES NEW LAUNCH ALERT MESSAGES
Jul 25, 2024 · Vandenberg Space Force Base recently released a new launch alert messaging system to provide updates on launches and important news updates. The new system allows users to select from notification topic’s as well as how to receive notifications.
UNARMED MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH SHOWCASES …
Jun 4, 2024 · An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Tuesday, June 4, at 12:56 a.m.
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Vandenberg launched the world's first polar orbiting satellite, the Discoverer 1, a cover for America's first photo reconnaissance program in 1958. Vandenberg Air Force Base was renamed to Vandenberg Space Force Base on May 14, 2021.
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Vandenberg Space Force Base. Space Launch Delta 30, Vandenberg's host unit, supports West Coast launch activities for the Air Force, Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, national programs and various private industry contractors.