1987 Event Discovery rolls over from OPF to Vandenberg AFB 1986 Event Titan rocket explodes seconds after liftoff from Vandenberg AFB 1985 Event Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-L mission 1985 Event Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-61-C 1985 Event Atlantis moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-61-B mission 1985 Event Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-61A mission 1985 Event Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-I mission 1985 Event Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-F 1985 Event Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-G 1985 Event Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-B mission 1985 Event Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-D mission 1985 Event STS-51-E vehicle rolls back to Vandenberg AFB; mission cancelled 1985 Event Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-E mission 1984 Event Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51A mission 1984 Event Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-41G mission 1984 Event STS-41-D vehicle moves to Vandenberg AFB for remanifest of payloads 1984 Event Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-41-D 1984 Event Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-41-C mission 1984 Event Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-41 B mission 1983 Event Discovery flies from Vandenberg AFB to Kennedy Space Center 1983 Event Discovery transported to Vandenberg AFB, California 1983 Event STS-9 vehicle moves to Vandenberg AFB due to SRB nozzle problem 1983 Event Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating in preparation of STS-9 1983 Event Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating for STS-8 1983 Event Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB, for mating for STS-7 mission 1982 Event Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB and mated for STS-6 1982 Event Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating in preparation for STS-4 1982 Event Assembled STS-3 vehicle moves from Vandenberg AFB to launch pad 1982 Event Columbia Shuttle moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating for STS-3 mission 1980 Event Shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A 1978 Event Landsat 3 launched from Vandenberg AFB, California 1974 Event Launching of 1st Dutch satellite, ANS, from Vandenberg 1956 Birthday Dick Kemper, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock vocalist/bassist, Vandenberg 1954 Birthday Jos Zoomer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock drummer, Vandenberg 1954 Birthday Adrian Vandenberg, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Whitesnake 1947 Event Lt General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, ends term as 2nd head of CIA 1947 Birthday Harry Vanda, Vandenberg, Hague, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Easybeats 1946 Event Rear Admiral Sidney W Souers, USNR, ends term as 1st director of CIA Lieutenant General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, becomes 2nd director of CIA
