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Top Secret Space Plane Lands In California After 2-Year Mission
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (AP) — A top-secret space plane landed Friday at an Air Force base on the Southern California coast. The plane spent nearly two years circling Earth on a classified mission....
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NASA’s SMAP Observatory To Improve Drought Prediction, Planning For Natural...
Matt Kamlet, CBS Los Angeles LOMPOC, CALIF. (CBSLA.com) — Minutes before the sun dawned on the coast of central California on Saturday, NASA looked to the skies, and launched a critical part of its...
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Air Force Test-Launches Minuteman Missile From Vandenberg Base
The Air Force says an unarmed Minuteman 3 missile was launched from California in a test of the intercontinental ballistic missile system.
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Unarmed Test Missile Launched From Vandenberg Air Force Base
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (AP) — The Air Force says an unarmed Minuteman 3 missile was launched from California in a test of the intercontinental ballistic missile system. The missile blasted off at...
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Rocket With Secret Payload Launches From Vandenberg Air Force Base
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (AP) — A rocket carrying a secret payload for the U.S. government has successfully launched from the central California coast. The Atlas V rocket lit up the sky at 5:49 a.m....
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Air Force Test-Launches Minuteman Missile From California
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (CBS/AP) — The Air Force says an unarmed Minuteman 3 missile has been launched from California’s central coast in the latest test of the intercontinental system. The missile...
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Rocket With Government Payload Launches From California
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (AP) — A rocket carrying a payload for the U.S. government has successfully launched from the central California coast. The Delta IV rocket lit up clear night skies at 3:40...
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Air Force Test-Launches Minuteman Missile From Vandenberg
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (CBSLA.com/AP) — The U.S. Air Force says an unarmed Minuteman 3 missile was launched Saturday night from the Central Coast in the latest test of the intercontinental system....
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Nuke Test: The Missile Is The Message — The Pentagon Hopes
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (AP) — Like a giant pen stroke in the sky, an unarmed Minuteman 3 nuclear missile roared out of its underground bunker on the California coastline Thursday and soared over the...
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Air Force Base Wildfire Postpones Hi-Res Satellite Launch
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (AP) — A wildfire burning at a central California Air Force base on Sunday forced the postponement of a satellite launch, officials said. An Atlas 5 rocket was to carry a...
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Firefighters Gain Ground On Brush Fire At Vandenberg Air Force Base
Crews are working to surround a wildfire at a central California Air Force base before it threatens heavily used launch pads used to send satellites into space.
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Firefighter Dies In Crash En Route To Fire At Air Force Base
LOMPOC (CBSLA.com) — A Ventura County firefighter on his way to help battle the blaze threatening Vandenberg Air Force Base died Wednesday morning after the water truck he was in crashed. Fire Engineer...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base Fire’s Advance Halted
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (AP) — Crews have increased containment while halting the growth of a wildfire burning in remote, rugged land at a central California military base. The blaze at Vandenberg...
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High-Res Commercial Satellite Launches From Vandenberg Air Force Base
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (AP) — A commercial satellite capable of taking high-resolution images from space was launched Friday from a military base along the California coast. The satellite known as...
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Air Force Test-Launches Minuteman Missile From California
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (AP) — The Air Force says an unarmed Minuteman 3 missile has been launched from California’s central coast in the latest test of the intercontinental system. The missile...
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Classified US Satellite Launched From California
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (AP) — A rocket carrying a classified U.S. satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office has been launched from California. The Atlas 5 rocket lifted off at 9:49 a.m....
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Unarmed ICBM Launched From Vandenberg AFB In Apparent Message To North Korea
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (CBSLA.com/AP) — An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile has been launched from a U.S. Air Force Base near Lompoc on a flight to a target in the Pacific...
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Ballistic Missile Test-Fired From Vandenberg Air Force Base
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (AP) — An unarmed missile capable of sending a nuclear bomb across the world was launched Wednesday from California amid rising tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. The...
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Unarmed ICBM Successfully Launched From Vandenberg Air Force Base
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (AP) — The U.S. Air Force successfully launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from California, the fourth such test this year. The 30th Space Wing says the...
View ArticleAnother SpaceX Rocket Launch Scheduled For Wednesday
HAWTHORNE (CBSLA) — Southland residents could be treated to another Elon Musk-sponsored light show on Wednesday as Hawthorne-based SpaceX launches a mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The launch...
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