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Press Releases



  • Minotaur launch scheduled

    A Minotaur IV rocket is scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex-8 here Tuesday, April 20, 2010.The launch time frame is from noon to 5 p.m. The Minotaur IV will launch the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2. The Falcon HTV-2 will fly a hypersonic

  • Delta IV Media Day scheduled

    Media representatives are invited to view the Air Force's first Delta IV Heavy rocket to launch from Space Launch Complex-6 here during a media day scheduled for Feb. 23 at 11 a.m. PST. The event is an opportunity to video and photograph the rocket, launch pad and interview key officials involved in

  • Missile defense test scheduled

    The Missile Defense Agency conducted a flight test today of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System.A target missile was successfully launched at approximately 3:40 p.m. PST from the U.S. Army's Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Approximately six minutes

  • Missile defense test scheduled

    The 30th Space Wing and Missile Defense Agency are scheduled to conduct a test of the ground-based interceptor system on Jan. 31.The ground-based interceptor system will launch approximately between the times of 2-5:30 p.m.The test will involve the launch of a target missile from Kwajalein Atoll in

  • VANDENBERG GATE CLOSURE

    The Lompoc Gate will close Jan. 18 through June 8 for security upgrade construction. Only inbound commercial vehicles requiring inspection (i.e. commercial trucks, recreational vehicles, boats, vehicles pulling trailers) and government vehicles will be allowed entry during that period. All other

  • NASA Delta II launch successful

    Mission planners are celebrating Vandenberg's final launch of the year following the successful launch of a Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 today at 6:09 a.m.The rocket carried NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) satellite.With confirmation of the payload's delivery into

  • Delta II NASA WISE launch rescheduled for Dec. 14

    The launch of a Delta II rocket with NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer has been rescheduled to launch between 6-6:30 a.m. PST Dec. 14 from Space Launch Complex-2 here. During final systems checks of the Delta II rocket Wednesday in preparation for flight, an anomaly in the motion of a

  • Vandenberg to hold Operation Kid's Christmas

    Team Vandenberg will hold Operation Kids' Christmas at the Pacific Coast Club here Dec 5. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.The 381st Training Group here plans the annual holiday party for local underprivileged children, which is funded entirely through donations.Col. Stella Renner, the 381st Training Group

  • Firefighters extinguish Santa Lucia Canyon fire

    The brush fire near Santa Lucia Canyon Road here has been put out. Approximately five acres were burned. Fire crews are currently mopping the affected area.There are no reported injuries or damaged facilities on base. The fire has not affected any base operations. The cause of the fire is under

  • Santa Lucia Canyon Road fire

     Emergency responders are currently working to contain a fire that started near the prison firing range off of Santa Lucia Canyon Road here at approximately 12:20 p.m. Currently, the fire is under control; approximately four acres have burned. There are no reported injuries or damaged facilities on

 

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