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Press Releases



  • VANDENBERG CLOSES SECTIONS OF BEACH FOR WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER

    Vandenberg implemented seasonal partial closures of Surf, Wall and Minuteman beaches on Thursday, March 1, as part of its annual program to protect the Western Snowy Plover and its nesting habitat.Restrictions are enforced on all three Vandenberg beaches from March 1 through Sept. 30 to protect the

  • Falcon 9 PAZ launch delayed

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the PAZ satellite from Space Launch Complex-4, is delayed today due to upper level winds.The launch is rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 22, at 6:17 a.m. PST.For questions about the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, please contact John Taylor, SpaceX communications director

  • FALCON 9 LAUNCHES FROM VANDENBERG

    Team Vandenberg launched the FORMOSAT-5 satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 here Thursday, Aug. 24, at 11:51 a.m. PDT.Col. Gregory E. Wood, 30th Space Wing vice commander, was the launch safety authority."The 30th Space Wing takes great pride in supporting another

  • MINUTEMAN III LAUNCHES FROM VANDENBERG

    An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched during an operational test at 2:10 a.m., PDT, here Aug. 2. Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, was the launch decision authority. “The seamless partnership of Team V and our Air Force Global Strike Command mission

  • MINUTEMAN III LAUNCHES FROM VANDENBERG

    An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched during an operational test at 11:01 p.m. PST here Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016.Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, was the launch decision authority."This is the second ICBM launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in

  • MINUTEMAN III LAUNCH SCHEDULED

    An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled between 11:00 p.m. PST Thursday, Feb. 25 and 5:00 a.m. PST Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, from north Vandenberg Air Force Base.The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is

  • MINUTEMAN III LAUNCHES FROM VANDENBERG

    An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched during an operational test at 11:34 p.m. PST here Feb. 20, 2016.Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, was the launch decision authority."While ICBM launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base almost seem routine,

  • MINUTEMAN III LAUNCH SCHEDULED

    An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled between 11:00 p.m. PST Saturday, Feb. 20 and 5:00 a.m. PST Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, from north Vandenberg Air Force Base.The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is

  • DELTA IV LAUNCHED FROM VANDENBERG

    Team Vandenberg successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload from Space Launch Complex-6 here, Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 3:40 am PDT.Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, was the launch decision authority."This was an

  • DELTA IV scheduled to launch from VANDENBERG

    Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload from Space Launch Complex-6 here Wednesday, Feb. 10, with a launch window opening at 3:39 a.m. PDT. Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, will be the

 

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