Editing Vandenberg Space Force Base (section)

=== Space and Missile Heritage Center ===
The '''Space and Missile Heritage Center''' is located at Space Launch Complex 10, site of the first [[IRBM]] tests of the [[Thor (rocket)|Thor]] and Discoverer (aka [[Corona (satellite)|CORONA]]) [[spy satellite]] series of launches.<ref>{{cite web |title=Space and Missile Heritage Center |url=http://www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/338395/space-and-missile-heritage-center |website=Vandenberg Space Force Base |access-date=23 January 2024}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=January 2024}} It is Vandenberg's only National Historic Landmark that is open for regularly scheduled tours through the 30th Space Wing's Public Affairs office.
The Center preserves and displays artifacts and memorabilia to interpret the evolution of missile and spacelift activity at Vandenberg from the beginning of the [[Cold War]] through current non-classified developments in military, commercial, and scientific space endeavors.

The current display area is made up of two exhibits, the "Chronology of the Cold War" and the "Evolution of Technology". The exhibits incorporate a combination of launch complex models, launch consoles, rocket engines, re-entry vehicles, audiovisual and computer displays as well as hands-on interaction where appropriate. There are plans to evolve the center in stages from the current exhibit areas as restorations of additional facilities are completed.