Topic: Vandenberg Air Force Base

Fire on Calif. military base 80 percent contained

AP News - 341 days ago
Wildfire on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif. 80 percent contained; no homes threatenedAuthorities say a wildfire that has burned 450 acres of dry brush at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County is 80 percent contained.Staff Sgt. Scottie McCo

Missile defense satellite launched from California

AP News - 490 days ago
Experimental missile defense satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force BaseDepartment of Defense officials say an experimental satellite for the U.S. missile defense program has been successfully launched.A Delta 2 rocket carrying the satellite lifted

Weather satellite blasts off from SoCal coast

AP News - 579 days ago
Newest global weather satellite blasts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in SoCalA rocket carrying a U.S. global weather satellite has blasted off from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.The NOAA-N Prime satellite was launched aboard a Delta 2 rocket

Weather satellite blasts off from California coast

AP News - 579 days ago
Newest global weather satellite blasts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in CaliforniaA rocket carrying a U.S. global weather satellite has blasted off from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.The NOAA-N Prime satellite was launched aboard a Delta 2 r

High-resolution satellite launched in California

AP News - 727 days ago
Company launches high-resolution imaging satellite capable of spotting 16-inch objectsA super-sharp Earth-imaging satellite that can detail an area the size of a baseball diamond's home plate from space has been launched into orbit from Vandenberg Air For