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California Coastal Commission Faces Growing Backlash for Denying SpaceX Launches

October 25, 2024 2:45 amOctober 25, 2024 2:46 am

The California Coastal Commission faced growing backlash this week for their decision earlier this month to deny SpaceX more rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base because of commissioners disagreeing with comments made by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Earlier in...

Elon Musk Vows To Sue California Over SpaceX Launch Permissions

October 15, 2024 2:45 amOctober 15, 2024 2:46 am

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on Monday that he is threatening legal action against the California Coastal Commission for rejecting a request for more launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County partially on the basis...

Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Future Threatened by a ‘Black Hole’ of Red Tape

July 25, 2024 4:00 pmJuly 25, 2024 4:01 pm

Decades ago, Motorola was trying to launch satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base and the company was about to give up doing business here because of the risks associated with what they called “the black hole of environmental review that...

Vice President Harris Visits California Amid Record Low Approval Rating

April 18, 2022 12:17 pmApril 26, 2022 12:24 pm

Vice President Kamala Harris is to make several stops in California this week to help reaffirm Biden Administration policies as well as to try to reverse worsening poll numbers less than two months before the primary election. Press play to...

Vandenberg Air Force Base Transitions Into Space Force Base

May 14, 2021 11:04 am

Vandenberg Air Force Base, an 80-year-old military base in Santa Barbara County, was transitioned into a Space Force Base on Friday, becoming one of the first such bases for the newest branch of the military in the U.S. The now...