[net.space] Vandenberg launch facilities

David.Smith@CMU-10A@sri-unix (06/06/82)

From: David.Smith at CMU-10A (C410DS30)
The Air Force has long used Vandenberg for launching into polar orbits.
Its advantage is that rockets can be launched straight south without
the danger of raining stuff down on land if something goes wrong.  From
Canaveral, your rocket will overfly land if shot straight north or
south.