History
Built in 1960 on land near Moffett Field purchased from Lockheed, the station was originally known as the Air Force Satellite Test Center. It was later renamed the Air Force Satellite Control Facility, and Sunnyvale Air Force Station. It was also Lockheed "Building 100". In 1986, the base was renamed Onizuka Air Force Base in honor of Lt Col Ellison Onizuka, USAF, one of the astronauts who, on January 28, 1986, died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. On January 26, 1994, Onizuka Air Force Base was renamed Onizuka Air Force Station.
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