Santa Barbara City College Rocket Club Tours Vandenberg

Members of the Santa Barbara City College Rocket Club pose for a photo during a tour of Space Launch Complex 8 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 7, 2025. During the tour, the club learned about space launch history, military operations, rocket technology, and the base’s role in environmental conservation and space exploration partnerships. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley)

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Santa Barbara City College Rocket Club Tours Vandenberg

Jay Prichard, Vandenberg Space and Missile Center director, explains launch and base history to the members of the Santa Barbara City College Rocket Club during a tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 7, 2025. The Space and Missile Heritage Center preserves and displays artifacts and memorabilia to interpret the evolution of missile and spacelift activity at Vandenberg from the beginning of the Cold War through current non-classified developments in military, commercial, and scientific space endeavors. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley)

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Santa Barbara City College Rocket Club Tours Vandenberg

Daye Hoffman, NASA Representative resident division chief, speaks with the members of the Santa Barbara City College Rocket Club at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 7, 2025. NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) is responsible for launching rockets delivering spacecraft that observe the Earth, visit other planets and explore the universe – from weather satellites to telescopes to Mars rovers and more. (U.S Space Force photo by Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley)

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Santa Barbara City College Rocket Club Tours Vandenberg

Joaquin Tinker, Training Device Design and Engineering Center (TDDEC) Aerospace engineering technician, explains how the surrounding machinery operates to the members of the Santa Barbara City College Rocket Club during a tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Feb. 7, 2025. TDDEC has been building training tools and devices for space and missile professionals for over 60 years. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley)

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Santa Barbara City College Rocket Club Tours Vandenberg

Published Feb. 11, 2025
By Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley
Space Launch Delta 30 Public Affairs

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. --

On Feb. 7, the Santa Barbara City College Rocket Club went on a tour, learning about space launch history, military operations, rocket technology, and the base’s role in environmental conservation and space exploration partnerships.