News Archive / Tagged: Vandenberg Space Force Base

• SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from both US coasts

  Theresa CrossAugust 12th, 2022

  SpaceX flew two Starlink missions this week -- one on each coast of the United States -- increasing the size of the company's internet constellation.

• SpaceX lofts classified payload from California launch pad

  Theresa CrossFebruary 3rd, 2022

  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sent a classified payload into orbit for the United States government in the company’s second launch in less than 48 hours.

• SpaceX launches NASA’s DART asteroid-impact spacecraft

  Theresa CrossNovember 24th, 2021

  SpaceX launched NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test, DART, spacecraft on a first-of-its-kind mission designed to test a planetary defense technique.

• NASA set to launch DART on a mission to crash into an asteroid

  Theresa CrossNovember 22nd, 2021

  NASA is set to launch a spacecraft specifically designed to crash into an asteroid to demonstrate a planetary defense technique.

• Vandenberg Space Force Base sees its 2,000th launch

  Theresa CrossOctober 4th, 2021

  Last week, Vandenberg Space Force Base saw its 2,000th launch with the orbiting of the Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite.

• Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket explodes minutes after launch

  Theresa CrossSeptember 2nd, 2021

  After years of development, Firefly Aerospace launched its first Alpha rocket on its first attempt. However, the vehicle exploded some 2.5 minutes into flight.