Final Environmental Impact Statement Issued for Planned Increase of Vandenberg Rocket Launches
The Department of the Air Force has published its Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) regarding the planned increase in launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The environmental assessments reviewed the potential cumulative effect of an anticipated 100 launches per year of Falcon 9 and Falcon 9 Heavy rockets from Vandenberg Space Force Base, considering 15 unique evaluation categories, including:
- air quality
- water quality
- soil quality
- noise
- socioeconomic impact
This pace is a notable increase compared to the 51 launches out of the space force base in 2024, the most launches since 1974.
Author's summary: The US Air Force issued a final report on environmental impact.
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