Vandenberg Air Force Base

Relativity Space Expands Footprint Via Launch Site at Vandenberg Air Force Base

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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Relativity Space, the first company to utilize 3D printing, robotics and AI to reinvent aerospace manufacturing, extended its launch capabilities via a Right of Entry Agreement with the United States Air Force, 30th Space Wing for development of rocket launch facilities at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

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  • Relativity Space, the first company to utilize 3D printing, robotics and AI to reinvent aerospace manufacturing, extended its launch capabilities via a Right of Entry Agreement with the United States Air Force, 30th Space Wing for development of rocket launch facilities at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200624005291/en/
    Rendering of potentialfuture Vandenberg launch site (Photo: Business Wire)
    Were honored to begin this partnership with the 30th Space Wing and join the exclusive group of private space companies able to conduct launches at Vandenberg, says Tim Ellis, CEO of Relativity.
  • Vandenberg Air Force Base is the home of the 30th Space Wing, which manages the Department of Defenses space and missile testing, as well as satellite launches into polar and sun sync orbits from the West Coast.
  • We look forward to working with Relativity as its West Coast launch partner for many years to come, stated Colonel Anthony J. Mastalir, 30th Space Wing commander, Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Canada's next-generation RADARSAT satellite constellation successfully launches to space

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Wednesday, June 12, 2019
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LONGUEUIL, QC, June 12, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ -Canada's RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) was launched successfully into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 10:17 a.m. Eastern time from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

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  • LONGUEUIL, QC, June 12, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ -Canada's RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) was launched successfully into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 10:17 a.m. Eastern time from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
  • The RCM is also equipped with an Automatic Identification System (AIS), allowing improved detection and tracking of ships, including those conducting illegal fishing.
  • For more than two decades, Canada's world-leading RADARSAT satellites have been providing scientists, government and industry with crucial and continuous data for a wide variety of uses.
  • At its peak, the construction of the satellites employed approximately 300 people in some 50 companies across the country.

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Asteroid Redirect Test Mission

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Friday, April 12, 2019
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WASHINGTON, April 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --NASA has selected SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency's Double Asteroid Redirection Test ( DART ) mission, the first-ever mission to demonstrate the capability to deflect an asteroid by colliding a spacecraft with it at high speed a technique known as a kinetic impactor.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --NASA has selected SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency's Double Asteroid Redirection Test ( DART ) mission, the first-ever mission to demonstrate the capability to deflect an asteroid by colliding a spacecraft with it at high speed a technique known as a kinetic impactor.
  • The total cost for NASA to launch DART is approximately $69 million, which includes the launch service and other mission related costs.
  • The DART mission currently is targeted to launch in June 2021 on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
  • NASA's Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center in Florida will manage the SpaceX launch service.

NASA, ULA Launch Mission to Track Earth's Changing Ice

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Saturday, September 15, 2018
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ICESat-2 lifted off from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base on United Launch Alliance's final Delta II rocket.

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  • ICESat-2 lifted off from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base on United Launch Alliance's final Delta II rocket.
  • Ground stations in Svalbard, Norway, acquired signals from the spacecraft about 75 minutes after launch.
  • Goddard built and tested the ATLAS instrument, and manages the ICESat-2 mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate.
  • NASA's Launch Services Program, based at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is responsible for launch service acquisition, integration, analysis and launch management.

NASA Invites Media to View Launch of ICESat-2 from West Coast

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Tuesday, August 7, 2018
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The spacecraft will lift off from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on the final launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket.

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  • The spacecraft will lift off from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on the final launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket.
  • Media interested in attending prelaunch and launch activities must submit an accreditation request online at:
    International media without U.S. citizenship must apply by 12 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 13.
  • For questions about the launch, contact the NASA Kennedy Space Center newsroom in Florida at 321-867-2468.
  • NASA's Launch Services Program , based at Kennedy, is responsible for launch service acquisition, integration, analysis and launch management.

Firefly Aerospace Receives Statement of Support from the United States Air Force for Use of Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 West

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Tuesday, May 1, 2018
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CEDAR PARK, Texas, May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Firefly Aerospace, Inc.(Firefly), a developer of orbital launch vehicles for the small to medium satellite market, announced today that the United States Air Force (USAF) has issued a "Statement of Support for the Firefly Aerospace Program, Alpha and Beta Launch Vehicles" to utilize Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) Space Launch Complex 2 West (SLC-2W) for future launches of the Firefly Alpha and Beta launch vehicles.

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  • CEDAR PARK, Texas, May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Firefly Aerospace, Inc.(Firefly), a developer of orbital launch vehicles for the small to medium satellite market, announced today that the United States Air Force (USAF) has issued a "Statement of Support for the Firefly Aerospace Program, Alpha and Beta Launch Vehicles" to utilize Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) Space Launch Complex 2 West (SLC-2W) for future launches of the Firefly Alpha and Beta launch vehicles.
  • "Firefly Aerospace is greatly appreciative that NASA and the USAF support the transition of SLC-2W to a commercial launch site dedicated to the launch of Firefly vehicles," said Firefly CEO Dr. Tom Markusic.
  • We are humbled and honored that Firefly Alpha and Beta launch vehicles will be adding many successful missions to the already storied history of SLC-2W."
  • 30th Space Wing Commander, Colonel Michael S. Hough, stated: "We are excited to be currently working with a new launch provider, Firefly, at Vandenberg Air Force Base.