A rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base northwest of Santa Barbara at an ideal viewing time, providing a spectacle in the sky over LA.
, lifted off at 7:28 p.m. at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The response time exercise was on behalf of the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command.
"Liftoff took place at the first available launch window, 27 hours after receipt of launch orders, setting a new record for responsive space launch,"A Millennium Space Systems-built space vehicle was mated to the rocket. The space vehicle is now in orbit.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.
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