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The base projects nearly 60 launches this year and likely more than 70 next year, with a large percentage of those being commercial launches from companies like SpaceX.
Lompoc rang in its 135th birthday with a weekend-long celebration that concluded Sunday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and "birthday bash" at the newly-renovated Centennial Park.