Daye Hoffman, NASA Launch Service Program’s organizational director at Vandenberg, stands for a portrait photo at the entrance of NASA’s campus at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 23, 2026. Hoffman stood near a section of concrete salvaged from the counterweight of the Mobile Service Tower erected by NASA at Space Launch Complex 2 in 1978. NASA used SLC-2 for their payloads that supported scientific exploration missions, including the world’s first polar orbiting satellite, Discoverer 1, in 1959. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)
| Date Taken: | 02.23.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.20.2026 16:49 |
| Photo ID: | 9576642 |
| VIRIN: | 260223-X-DW038-1048 |
| Resolution: | 5205x3463 |
| Size: | 3.26 MB |
| Location: | VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, US |
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