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Chinese national accused of photographing Vandenberg Space Force Base with drone

Yinpiao Zhou, a Chinese national, was arrested on Monday and charged with using a drone to photograph Vandenberg Space Force Base outside Santa Barbara, California. Zhou, 39, was charged with failing to register an aircraft that does not provide transportation and violating national airspace, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California said. […]

Chinese citizen charged with flying drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base

A Chinese national living in Los Angeles is suspected of flying a drone to take aerial photos of Vandenberg Space Force Base last month, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Zhou Yinbiao, 39, was arrested this week at San Francisco International Airport before boarding a flight to China, the Justice Department said. He is charged with failing […]

Vandenberg Space Force Base conducts test launch of new reentry vehicle

Vandenberg Space Force Base test-launched a Minotaur I rocket with an unarmed reentry vehicle late Monday night. The launch was part of a test of Lockheed Martin’s new Mk21A reentry vehicle, which is designed to deploy the W87-1 warhead for the Air Force’s future Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapons system. “The Mk21A RV is crucial […]