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Vandenberg Air Force Base to be renamed Space Force Base FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2021, file photo released by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. California's Vandenberg Air Force Base will be renamed as a U.S. Space Force Base. The name will be changed to Vandenberg Space Force Base during a ceremony Friday, May 14, 2021, on the parade field. The sprawling Central Coast base tests ballistic missiles and conducts orbital launches for def...

KEYT An official ceremony renames Vandenberg Air Force Base to Vandenberg Space Force Base. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Vandenberg is ready for launch into a new era of space exploration, innovation and defense. The base is now the third in the country to carry the Space Force name. A changing of the guard took place at a special ceremony in front of hundreds of people. The 30th Space Wing flag was rolled up and retired and replaced by a Space Launch Delta 30 flag. Vandenberg Air Force Base, as it's been known since 1957, is now Vandenberg Space Force Base. "I am so excited for Vandenberg...

After 63 years, Vandenberg Air Force Base is now officially renamed Vandenberg Space Force Base. A ceremony was held Friday, May 14 to rename the base, deactivate the 30th Space Wing and activate Space Launch Delta 30 under the United States Space Force. The ceremony honored General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, for whom the base is named, and personnel unveiled signage with the new name. On Thursday, May 13, Anthony Mastalir was Commander of the 30th Space Wing at the base. His title is now Commander of Space Launch Delta 30. Mastalir said a major reason for Vandenberg’s renaming is to identify the ...

Vandenberg Air Force Base to be renamed Space Force Base May. 15, 2021 at 1:00 pm California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base will be renamed as a U.S. Space Force Base. The name will be changed to Vandenberg Space Force Base during an afternoon ceremony on the parade field at the sprawling base on the state’s Central Coast, which tests ballistic missiles and conducts orbital launches for defense, science and commercial purposes. The Space Force was created as the sixth uniformed military branch in 2019 during the administration of former President Donald Trump. Personnel assigned to the Air F...

SpaceX to launch Starlink rideshare mission as constellation deployment milestone nears May 15, 2021 SpaceX is set to launch its third Starlink mission in just 11 days on the v1.0 L26 flight. The mission will bring the total number of operational Starlink v1.0 satellites launched to near 1,567 – just shy of the 1,584 needed to declare all of the first shell of Starlinks launched. The mission, with 52 Starlink satellites and two rideshare payloads (Capella Whitney 4 and Tyvak-0130), is scheduled to launch on a Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, 15 May a...