25th Anniversary Issue
Invention & Technology
American Heritage Society
Ballistic Missile
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Society: AIAA Main Category: Aerospace & Aviation Sub Category: Aerospace Era: 1940-1949 DateCreated: 1942 Vandenberg AFB Lompoc State: CA Zip: Country: USA Website: https://www.aiaa.org/HistoricAerospaceSites/ Creator: U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force
Vandenberg Air Force Base was the nation's first space and ballistic missile operational and training base. Beginning with its first launch, a Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) on December 16, 1958, it has been the launch site of many of America's military satellites and polar-orbiting satellites.
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Image Credit: Courtesy Flickr/DVIDSHUB (CC BY 2.0) Image Caption: Delta IV Launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base Era_date_from: 1942
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Manned Orbital Laboratory
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Vandenberg Air Force Base was the nation's first space and ballistic missile operational and training base. Beginning with its first launch, a Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) on December 16, 1958, it has been the launch site of many of America's military satellites and polar-…
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