Air Force Ron Sligh was born in Arcata in 1966 and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1985 after graduating from high school.

Just 11 seconds before liftoff, the launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 was postponed after officials feared a plane had strayed into ...

The brand new space shuttle Discovery visited Vandenberg Air Force Base on Nov. 6, 1983. After test glide and landings upon release from aircraft in 1977, the Space Shuttle began orbital flights ...

On Jan. 14 of this year, Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by SpaceX against the ...

The Department of the Air Force is holding a virtual public scoping meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, as part of an ...

Vandenberg Space Force Base held a public ... The Department of the Air Force is seeking to increase Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch traffic, and is considering all potential implications ...

After finishing his four-year term as president of the United States, Joe Biden and his wife returned to the Central Coast on ...

Community members sounded off Thursday night at a meeting in Lompoc over the proposal that could double the annual launches.