OJAI, Calif. (KEYT) Vandenberg Space Force Base concluded a four-stop "Mission Update" community speaker series in Ojai with a focus on Sonic Booms.
Even Ojai's Mayor Andy Gilman has heard and felt sonic booms at his home near city hall following launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Gilman said he has felt windows rattle, but he believes it is getting better.
Col. James T. Horne III led the discussion.
"We care deeply and very much about the environment."
The Launch Delta 30 Commander said there have been 42 launches from Vandenberg so far this year.
He said that equals the launches from Cape Canaveral.
He expects about 48 more launches by the end of the year.
Some community members oppose the launches for health, environmental and safety reasons, while others appreciate the importance of the base that was established in 1941.
"Space is now a contested domain, our adversaries chose to go that route, we had not choice but to then go protect what we have," said Horne.
He also said everyone with a phone should care.
"Why do you care? When you flip out your phone and use it for almost any application that you use you are leveraging space capability," said Horne,m" and frankly space capability that we are providing for the world.
He said President Clinton decided to allow the public to leverage the GPS signal from space.
He said for the first 15 years is was only used by the military.
He said it now provides critical information to the nation.
Satellite forecasting is one of the vital capabilities said Horne.
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