The 30th Space Wing (30 SW), now known as Space Launch Delta 30 (SLD 30), is a unit of the United States Space Force stationed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. As a space launch delta, it is responsible for military, civil, intelligence, and commercial space launches from the West Coast, including polar launches, and manages the Western Range launch activities. SLD 30 supports the Space Force, Department of Defense, NASA, and private space corporations, utilizing launch vehicles like Atlas V, Delta IV, Pegasus, Minotaur, and Falcon rockets.
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Mercer served 32 years in the U.S. Air Force and commanded the 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
The U.S. Space Force plans to rename the 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base to Space Launch Delta 30.
The 45th Space Wing and the 30th Space Wing are the only wings not yet reorganized.
The state of California signed a memorandum of understanding with the 30th Space Wing, Cal Poly State University, consulting firm Deloitte, and the economic impact organization REACH to develop a spaceport at Vandenberg Air Force Base and the surrounding area.
On 2020-06-24, Relativity Space secured a Right of Entry Agreement with the United States Air Force 30th Space Wing for development of rocket launch facilities at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Relativity Space executed a Right of Entry agreement with the United States Air Force 30th Space Wing on 2020-06-24 to develop rocket launch facilities at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
The systems engineering and integration contract supports the SMC launch enterprise at Los Angeles Air Force Base and supports the 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base and the 45th Space Wing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
The 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base supported 13 launches and three landings in 2018.
The 30th Space Wing is working with Firefly Aerospace at Vandenberg Air Force Base.