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DoD Eyes Space Shuttle Program and West Coast Vandenberg Plans
The Department of Defense shows strong interest in the Space Shuttle with Vandenberg AFB as a key phase in its rollout. A NASA led Kennedy Port will be primary, but DOD plans include up to 20 annual launches mainly from Vandenberg for polar orbits, with funding and schedule uncertainties shaping the timetable for 1979 to 1990.
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Department of Defense
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Cape Kennedy
Vandenberg Space
Space
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kennedy
DOD
VAFB
NASA
Henry B. Stelling
Air Force Director of
House
Manned Space Flight Subcommittee
Stelling
Western Space Port
Space Daily
Vandenberg
Aerospace Daily
Department
Earth
Earth Resources Technology