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... to full operational status, after its successful launch on an Atlas F May 13 from Vandenberg AFB . The 9551b spacecraft had gone into an 85 x 10 900nm elliptical orbit, and its ... prevent a similar occurrence in orbit. The USAF planned to launch a third NavStar from Vandenberg in Aug. (Av Wk, May 22/78, 24) Av Wk reported that the House of ...

... launch vehicle as the cause of over temperatures registered during recent DOD NavStar launches from Vandenberg AFB . Over temperatures in the boattail area of the Atlas F (recorded in telemetry from the ... in May) had forced postponement for at least 14days of SEASAT-A 's launch from Vandenberg. Rockwell International 's Rocketdyne Div. had test-fired the engine to determine whether a leak ...

... missions, including the 1st from Vandenberg AFB . Robert Crippen (Capt., USN) would command mission 62-A, scheduled for launch no earlier than Jan. 29, 1986, from Vandenberg. Other crew members named were Guy ...

... Nuys, Calif. The program is the responsibility of the Aeronautical Systems Division (ASD) , Wright-Patterson AFB , Ohio. ''(AFSC Operational Highlights, 11)'' 10-day injunction by U.S. District Court Judge William ... would endanger national security. ''(AP, Wash. Post, 1/26/63)'' Atlas ICBM was launched from ''Vandenberg AFB'' in routine training launch for SAC missile crews. ''(DOD Release 105-63)'' January 1963 January ...

... site was turned over to SAC at Malmstrom AFB, Mont. ''(DOD Re­lease 612-63)'' USAF fired Minuteman ICBM from underground silo at Vandenberg AFB "with complete success," fourth successful firing of Minute ...

... Montana sites to Strategic Air Com­mand at Malmstrom AFB, Great Falls, Mont. ''(DOD Release 952-63)'' SAF launched Atlas ICBM from Vandenberg AFB in successful rou­tine training launch. ''(DOD Release 987 ...

... . Mugu portion and continue to operate range instrumentation ships; Pt. Arguello would be merged with Vandenberg AFB , which would be transferred from Strategic Air Command to AF Systems Command. New division to ... PMR , Atlantic Missile Range AMR , and Satellite Test Center (composed of Sunnyvale facilities and Hickam AFB recovery group). ''(M&R, 8/12/63, 12)'' U.S. Weather Bureau was considering purchasing ...

... /63)'' AEC announced that "signals from a Department of Defense Satel­lite launched recently from Vandenberg AFB , by a Thor-Able-Star missile are being transmitted successfully with electricity from a nuclear ... 63-219)'' AFSC announced the development of a new pressure suit by ASD, Wright-Patterson AFB , for X-20 Dyna-Soar pilots. The suit would permit more freedom of movement than ...

... seen by reporters on the flight line at Air Force Flight Test Cen­ter, Edwards AFB , Calif. Air Force officials identified the aircraft as an RB-57F, a drastically modified version ... ."' ''(Hines, Wash. Eve. Star, 10/4/63)'' Atlas F ICBM was launched by USAF from Vandenberg AFB , but blew up during liftoff. ''(UPI, NYT, 10/8/63, 28)'' October 1963 October Oct ...

... than $20 million. ''(AP, NYT, 10/30/63, 26)'' USAF launched two unidentified satellites from Vandenberg AFB , Calif., on a Thrust-Augmented Thor-Agena D booster. ''(UPI, Wash. Post, 10/30/63 ... . This was the sixth successive failure of Atlas missiles, the previous five at Van­denberg AFB , Calif. ''(AP, Wash. Eve. Star, 10/29/63)'' USAF awarded contract to Goodyear Aerospace to ...

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