AUGUST 16, 2026 – This is no ordinary summer camp – this is Space Vandenberg – an eight-week internship program that concluded Aug. 14 with a capstone showcase event at the Space and Missile Technology Center campus at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Eighteen students representing Allan Hancock College, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College, Santa Barbara City College, and University of California Santa Barbara, rolled up their sleeves and dedicated their summer to gaining hands-on experience working in a mission-critical environment to contribute to building the spaceport of the future.
The program was designed to create a pipeline of talent and innovation by equipping students from various educational backgrounds to solve real-world, interdisciplinary problems, advancing Vandenberg Space Force Base and the region as a national leader in space launch and technology industries…