The brand new space shuttle Discovery visited Vandenberg Air Force Base on Nov. 6, 1983. After test glide and landings upon release from aircraft in 1977, the Space Shuttle began orbital flights ...

The shuttle even did a promotional tour of the area, flying into the Central Coast base on the back of a Boeing 747.

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. –The Transporter-12 Mission was successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base Tuesday morning. The smallsat ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off Dec. 28 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ... The Department of the Air Force announced Dec. 13 it would carry out an environmental impact statement ...

From 1972-76, Gary continued his work on shuttle and satellite programs at Los Angeles Air Force Base. He later served as safety director for space and missile launches at Vandenberg Air Force ...

Members of the public will get their chance to share comments on possible increased SpaceX rocket launches at Vandenberg Space ... base and approval of related airspace closures. The Air Force ...

The milestones, heartbreaks, and discoveries that shaped NASA's 30-year shuttle program. NASA's storied space shuttle program ... Unusually high winds at Edwards Air Force Base forced an iconic ...

Once again, we're back with our annual power ranking of US launch companies. 2024 was the third year Ars compiled a list of ...

Consider this: It is now four decades ago that astronaut Owen Garriott, callsign W5LFL, pioneered amateur radio communication from space ... launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.