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  • OUTCAN contributions vital to space mission

    When the men and women of Vandenberg perform a mission, whether it is space surveillance or launching a payload into space, it is not solely an American effort, but rather a joint effort. One such example is the partnership between the Americans and Canadians at Vandenberg. Stemming out of the North

  • Vandenberg launches Minotaur IV

    Team Vandenberg launched a Minotaur IV rocket at 9:41 p.m. Sept. 25 from Space Launch Complex-8 here. The Minotaur IV launched the Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite, a first-of-its-kind satellite that can detect and track orbiting space objects from space. The 30th Space Wing commander, Col.

  • Minotaur IV launch scheduled

    A Minotaur IV rocket is scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex-8 here Sept. 25 at 9:41 p.m. PDT.The Minotaur IV will launch the Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite, a first-of-its-kind satellite that can detect and track orbiting space objects, including potential threats to our space

  • Vandenberg conducts Minuteman III flight test

    A scheduled unarmed operational test Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch occurred here at 3:03 a.m., Sept. 17 from Launch Facility-09. The missile's single reentry test vehicle traveled approximately 5,300 miles to a pre-determined target about 200 miles southwest of Guam. ICBM

  • Anniversaries bring change to Vandenberg

    Twenty years ago, the first of three major reorganizations swept across Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., that helped propel Air Force Space Command to the front seat of America's space program. The first of these changes occurred on Oct. 1, 1990, and involved what was called the "Launch

  • Missileer student's research to be published

    A 392nd Training Squadron student here is slated to have his research, conducted at the United States Air Force Academy, published in the October issue of Astroparticle Physics.* 2nd Lt. Billy Terry, a 392nd TRS missileer student, questioned the previous notion that nuclear decay rates are constant

  • AFSPC command chief advocates for Space Airmen at AFA forum

    The merits and issues affecting the men and women of Air Force Space Command were brought to the forefront during a Command Chief Master Sergeant Forum during the Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 14 near the nation's capitol. More than 150 conference

  • Minuteman launch rescheduled

    The launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed operational test Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile has been rescheduled to launch from north Vandenberg Friday, Sept. 17, between 3 a.m. and 9 a.m.The missile's single unarmed re-entry vehicle is expected to travel approximately

  • Minuteman III launch scheduled

    An unarmed operational test of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled to launch from north Vandenberg Sept. 15 between 3:01 - 9:01 a.m.The launch is one of a series of operational tests to determine the weapon system's reliability and accuracy. The missile's single unarmed

 

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