eder@ssc-vax.UUCP (Dani Eder) (10/05/84)
> > For those of you who don't belong to NSI (National Space Institute) > the current (September) issue of "Space World" contains a four page > article on the Vandenberg Facility, its current state of development, > tentative completion date, first operation date (i.e. first launch), etc. > > The article essentially confirms and expands on what has already been > posted on the net, plus it has a lot of pictures (surprising, considering > the classified nature of most of the operations there). > > -- Jack Hagerty, Zehntel Inc. While payloads launched from Vandenberg may be classified, the facilities themselves are not. We are just completing a study on a Shuttle-derived cargo launch vehicle for the Air Force Space Division. We looked at the modifications required at Vandenberg to accomodate the different vehicle, which means we have a set of detailed plans for the various facilities (it takes up 3 feet of shelving). No classified stamps anywhere. It is possible that there are some portions of the base which are classified, but they would be fairly small. Dani Eder / Boeing Aerospace Company / uw-beaver!ssc-vax!eder / (206)773-4545