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The Western Range (WR)[1] is the space launch range that supports the major launch head at Vandenberg Space Force Base.[2]: pg 15 Managed by the Space Launch Delta 30,[3]: pg 25 the WR extends from the West Coast of the United States to 90° East longitude in the Indian Ocean[3]: pg 27 where it meets the Eastern Range[4]: pg 10 Operations involve military, government, and commercial interests. The WR has been operated by civilian contractors since its establishment, following the precedent of the Eastern Range. On 1 October 2003, InDyne Inc. took over the range contract from ITT Industries which had operated the range for the previous 44 years.[5]
- ^ Federation of American Scientists.
- ^ "Chapter 1: Eastern and Western Range Safety Policies and Processes 31 December 1999 Change to 1997 EWR" (PDF). Retrieved 31 August 2008.
- ^ a b Center for Aerospace Technology (CAST) (February 2000). "30th SPACE WING / VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE LAUNCH SITE SAFETY ASSESSMENT" (PDF). Research Triangle Institute Center for Aerospace Technology (CAST). Federal Aviation Administration Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
- ^ Loyd C. Parker; Jerry D. Watson; James F. Stephenson (July 1989). "BASELINE ASSESSMENT WESTERN SPACE AND MISSILE CENTER" (PDF). RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE CENTER FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING FLORIDA OFFICE for U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2016.
- ^ Janene Scully (14 July 2003). "New leader of Western Range signed at VAFB" (PDF). Santa Maria Times. Pulitzer Central Coast Newspapers. Retrieved 2 June 2008.