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    Anyone with press creds in Califlakey Wednesday?

    SpaceRef....

    SpaceX Groundbreaking at Vandenberg Air Force Base Wednesday


    SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Lt. Governor Newsom, 30th Space Wing Commander Boltz, and Lompoc Mayor to Gather at Future Launch Site of World's Most Powerful Rocket

    WHAT: In April 2011, SpaceX announced its plans to design, build and launch the Falcon Heavy - the world's largest launch vehicle since the Saturn V moon rocket. The Falcon Heavy should arrive at Vandenberg by the end of 2012 and launch soon thereafter.

    On Wednesday, July 13th, 2011, Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the company's newest launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

    Falcon Heavy will have the ability to carry payloads weighing over 53 metric tons to orbit, offering more than twice the performance of other commercial providers at one-third of the cost. SpaceX save the Department of Defense at least one billion dollars annually in space launch services with such a rocket, while providing an independent family of vehicles to provide assured access to space.

    WHO: Elon Musk, SpaceX Founder, CEO & Chief Technology Officer

    Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California
    Colonel Richard W. Boltz, Commander, 30th Space Wing and Western Range, Air Force Space Command, Vandenberg Air Force Base
    Mayor John Linn, Lompoc

    WHERE: Vandenberg Air Force Base (Space Launch Complex 4-East)

    WHEN: Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 1:00 PM

    ACCREDITATION

    News media desiring accreditation for the SpaceX Groundbreaking ceremony should e-mail/fax their requests (including full legal name, date of birth and media affiliation) to:

    Jeremy Eggers
    30th Space Wing Public Affairs Office
    Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
    Telephone: 805-606-3595
    FAX: 805-606-4571
    E-mail: jeremy.eggers@vandenberg.af.mil

    A valid, government-issued photo identification will be required upon arrival at Vandenberg. Foreign press will need to provide a passport number and identify the country where issued in their request.

    Media desiring to cover the event should meet at the south gate of VAFB on California State Road 246 at (30 minutes before the event or 12:30 PM) to be escorted by 30th Space Wing Public Affairs to the ceremony site.

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    Dr. Mordrid
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    An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

    I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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    Now they're really hiring the big guns -

    Col. Lee Rosen (USAF Ret) is the new SpaceX Director of Vandenberg Launch Operations. Col. Rosen is the former US Air Force Commander of the 45th Launch Group at Cape Canaveral.

    His staff tours included Program Element Monitor for the Defense Space Reconnaissance Program and Executive Assistant to the Director of the NRO. Col. Rosen commanded the 4th Space Launch Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base and was a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Most recently, he was the Director of the Counterspace Group, Space Superiority Systems Wing at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif.

    Dr. Mordrid
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    An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

    I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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      Commemerative coin-

      Dr. Mordrid
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      An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

      I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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