ATLAS LAUNCH DELAYED

ATLAS V LAUNCH SCHEDULED

Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch the WorldView-4 satellite on an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-3 here Friday, Sept. 16, with a launch window opening at 11:30 a.m. PDT.   The rocket, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 provided by Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, has a

MINUTEMAN LAUNCH DELAYED

The launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile has been delayed due to the forecasted hurricane weather over the Hawaiian Islands.The missile was set to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base Sunday, Sept. 4, with a launch window of 12:01 a.m. to 6:01 a.m. PDT. The launch

Top Hawk competition tests teamwork, boosts readiness

Team V personnel recently participated in the Top Hawk competition, here, July 27 through Aug. 16.Created to mirror Air Force Space Command’s Guardian Challenge, Top Hawk pits 30th Operations Group launch teams against each other in a series of challenges designed to test job knowledge and

New automated system ensures launch safety

With safety being an integral aspect of the space business, Vandenberg is looking to adopt an innovative safety measure known as the Autonomous Flight Safety System. The AFSS is a device that is placed on the rocket and collects a variety of essential data from the vehicle during flight. This data

Ops Air Force program brings cadets to Vandenberg

As part of a two-week summer program, cadets from the United States Air Force Academy recently visited Vandenberg, July 19 through Aug. 2.The Ops Air Force program exposes cadets to real world Air Force operations before they personally select the profession of their choice.“We commit to our

30 FSS sergeant wins big

A 30th Force Support Squadron technical sergeant was recently named the Installation-level Force Support NCO of the Year at the Air Force level.Tech. Sgt. Bryan Karason, 30th FSS NCOIC of career development, received the award for his outstanding performance and leadership."I'm still in shock, it’s

LRS ‘rodeo’ builds esprit de corps

The 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron recently held a teambuilding, competitive “rodeo”, here, July 29.Essentially a timed obstacle course, the LRS rodeo pitted three teams of four Airmen against each other to accomplish various LRS-related tasks while organizers took note of each team’s overall

Minuteman stacking mission hones operational capabilities

Airmen from the 1st Air and Space Test Squadron, alongside members of the Rocket Systems Launch Program office at Kirtland Air Force Base, and various other agencies, recently conducted a training mission involving the receiving, stacking, and removing of an inert Minuteman II missile, here, July 13

Joint Space Operations Center tracks reentry over California

U.S. Strategic Command's Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC Space), through the Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC), removed a Chinese CZ-7 rocket body from the U.S. satellite catalog as a decayed object after it reentered the atmosphere July 27, 2016, over North America (vicinity