Vandenberg Air Force Base News

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, November 23, 2009 Source: United Launch Alliance - Comments United Launch Alliance deployed its fourth commercial mission of 2009 as an Atlas V rocket successfully launched the Intelsat 14 commercial telecommunications satellite at 1:55 a.m. EST, today.

NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in Pasadena, Calif., are preparing to launch the most advanced infrared astronomy probe to date - the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer.

Share + Nov 25, 2009 8:31 am US/Pacific VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. The Coast Guard has ended the search for a 17-year-old boy who went missing after a boat ran aground in Santa Barbara County.

An Atlas V rocket launched early this morning has successfully deployed its Intelsat-14 commercial communications satellite in orbit, United Launch Alliance reports.

NASA's new asteroid-hunting spacecraft will roll out to the pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Friday in preparation for launch next month.

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or Wise, is chilled out, sporting a sunshade and getting ready to roll.

Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Ronald A. Poussard stand with Diane Perry, recipient of the 2008 Air Force Small Business Champion Award, after the awards ceremony Nov.

NASA is preparing for the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft to be transported Friday to the air force base where it is set to launch next month, officials announced today.

The task order was issued as part of a 10-year, $1.3 billion contract awarded to ITT by the USAF.

The first Atlas rocket was launched in 1957. The 600th, an Atlas V shown here, was launched on October 18, 2009, at 9:12 a.m. local time through thick fog from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the California coast.

Engineers are busy cooling the science instrument on NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.

NASA will hold a media briefing on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at noon EST, to discuss the upcoming launch of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, mission.

"In this country, we value peoples' lives" "Training is a big part, but it is the teamwork of all involved, both military and civilian, that gets the job done" Photos VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.

Protesters arrested during a demonstration at Vandenberg Air Force Base share their story with KSBY.

David Booher, a model and actor before becoming a medic in the Air Force, died at the hands of masked gunmen in a Juarez strip club.

An Air Force officer accused of sex crimes that allegedly occurred more than 3 years ago is back in Morgan County after his arrest at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Decatur Daily reports.

Launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., aboard an United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle, Oct.

Planning for the Gaviota Coast may begin this month after the formation Tuesday of the Gaviota Coast Planning Advisory Committee.

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Source: Kennedy Space Center - Comments Spacecraft: Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7320 Launch Pad: SLC-2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

Thursday morning, American service men and women in Baghdad, Iraq are honoring the Los Osos Navy Commander who lost his life while serving in Iraq.