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Space Force Picks Blue Origin As Lessee For Heavy Pad Development At Vandenberg

Space Force Picks Blue Origin As Lessee For Heavy Pad Development At Vandenberg
Pictured is a U.S. Space Force photo of the fourth and final stage of a Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket being secured at Space Launch Complex 8 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. on March 23 for the Space Systems Command’s Space Test Program 29A (STP-S29A) launch.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is the Space Force's choice as a lessee to develop heavy and super heavy launch pads for Space Launch Complex-14 (SLC-14) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. That area of Vandenberg represents a "greenfield" development that would likely involve significant funding. "Several crucial milestones must be achieved before any construction or launch activities can commence, to include safety assessments and an environmental impact analysis," Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) said on Tuesday. "The timeline…

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