Point Arguello (Spanish: Punta Argüello) is a headland on the Gaviota Coast, in Santa Barbara County, California, near the city of Lompoc. The area was...
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Point Arguello Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Point Arguello in Santa Barbara County, California, serving the Santa Barbara Channel on the Gaviota Coast...
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including Point Pedernales 2015 USGS 7.5-minute image map for Point Arguello Point Pedernales nautical chart (NOAA 18720) The area of Honda Point is extremely...
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accompanied by a map, showing the locations of offshore petroleum seeps from Point Arguello (north of Santa Barbara) to Mexico. Offshore drilling began in California...
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José Darío Argüello (1753–1828) was a Querétaro-born Californio politician, soldier, and ranchero. He served as interim Governor of Alta California and...
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Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Argüello, billed as The Battle of the Champions, was a boxing fight for the WBA world Junior Welterweight title. The contest's nickname...
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Argüello (Spanish pronunciation: [aɾˈɣweʎo]) is a Spanish surname, most commonly associated with the early settlers in the cities of Granada, Nicaragua...
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Rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean between the Golden Gate and Point Arguello, arranged in order from north to south. For details of the San Mateo...
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The Santa Ynez Mountains begin as a series of volcanic hills near Point Arguello, and gradually transitions eastward into a single, well-defined ridge...
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Point (see also Honda, California, Honda Point disaster, and Vandenberg Space Force Base) Point Arguello (see also Point Arguello Light) Rocky Point Point...
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Oil Point. Goleta Point is a nearby extension into the channel. Point Arguello, a headland near the city of Lompoc, was the site of the Honda Point disaster...
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for over a year and the program now moved to the West Coast, with Point Arguello's SLC-3 1-2 being its base of operations. During this interval, two CORONA...
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the ranch, the Point Arguello Light was based there, which in 1967 was replaced by an automated light. There was also the Point Arguello LORAN station...
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the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and Launch Complexes 1 and 2 at Point Arguello (now SLC-3 and 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base). The earliest Agena variant...
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1963, a restructuring returned major sections of this range, including Point Arguello, to the Air Force. This move gave the Air Force full responsibility...
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Shipwreck of SS Harvard on Point Arguello, California, 1931...
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spacecraft down in the Pacific, if necessary. He also alerted controllers at Point Arguello, California, to be ready to initiate retrofire as MA-5 passed over their...
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Western Pacific. The other West Coast stations were in California at Point Arguello, Point Saint George, Farallon Islands and San Diego. Since the 1960s, Bainbridge...
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Canton Island, Republic of Kiribati (CTN) 12) Kauai, Hawaii (HAW) 13) Point Arguello, California (CAL) 14) Guaymas, Mexico (GYM) 15) White Sands, New Mexico...
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Angeles on 22 December 1941, chasing the ship for an hour. Two miles off Point Arguello California, 55 miles north of Santa Barbara, the captain of I-19, Narahara...
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Director Chris Kraft. Walter Schirra, the California communicator at Point Arguello, relayed the instructions to Glenn: the retro pack should be retained...
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(North Truro)) Point Arguello (United States, 34°37′12″N 120°36′00″W / 34.62000°N 120.60000°W / 34.62000; -120.60000 (Point Arguello)) Point Barrow(United...
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available life jackets and all three attempted to swim to a pocket beach on Point Arguello. After the captain made shore he swam back out to assist both of the...
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doing during their missions. SAMOS 1 launch took place from PALC 1-1 (Point Arguello Launch Complex - later absorbed into the main launch center at Vandenberg...
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The grant extended along the Pacific coast from Point Arguello south to Cojo Creek, just east of Point Conception. The first European travelers to see...
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-120.60222 (LC-A) formerly Launch Complex A, Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello (PALC-A). Used for Blue Scout Jr; Nike Javelin; Honest John; Black Brant;...
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Launch Complex (1975—1992) Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska (1998—) Point Arguello Launch Complex A (1959—1966) and B (1960—1963) launch facilities for...
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Point Arguello LC-A US Navy US Navy Suborbital Solar 1 September Successful Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) 1 September 19:00 Nike-Asp Point Arguello...
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Facundo Argüello may refer to: Facundo Argüello (footballer) (born 1979), association football player Facundo Argüello (tennis) (born 1992), tennis player...
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for the first successful launch of a DMSP satellite, lifting off from Point Arguello near Vandenberg Air Force Base. The Scout X-3 flew after 1962 and introduced...
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