Space Force Advances Plans for New Vandenberg Launch Pad Written 12 June 2026
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SpaceX launches NAOS satellite and 7 rideshare satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 11:53 a.m. PDT, August 26, 2025. | Credit: Spaceflight Now; YouTube; Framegrab
Spaceflight Now reports, “The U.S. Space Force is seeking potential users of a new launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base reserved for smaller rockets. The Space Force released a request for information June 8 seeking interest from launch vehicle operators in Space Launch Complex (SLC) 9, a proposed launch site at Vandenberg that would be used for small- and medium-class launch vehicles. Responses to the RFI are due July 8.”
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