VSA History
A department that has only existed for two years
What is the Education Department?
These trainings must be completed by all employees before they can start working
What is Safety Skills Training?
VSA's first two interns
Who are Walter and Joel?
How large Wallops Island is in square miles
What is 6?
The number of summer interns we have
What is 10?
This is the year VSA was founded
What is 1995?
This is indicated by red light illuminated outside of a facility
What is a hazardous operation?
The year Pad 0B was completed
What is 1999?
This is the first military branch to operate on Wallops Island
What is the US Navy?
The number of facilities owned by the Virginia Spaceport Authority
What is 9?
VSA was founded by a professor from this university
What is Old Dominion University (ODU)?
The last level of hierarchy of control when protecting employees from Workplace Hazards
What is PPE?
Who is Ted Mercer?
What is the Bald Eagle?
The number of MARS Monthly radio events that have aired
What is 13?
The number of CEO's VSA has had since its creation
What is 3?
The term that relates to a chemical that can displace oxygen or create a low oxygen environment
What is asphyxiant?
The number of party balloons the helium from Pad 0A can inflate
What is 1.4 million?
This is the maximum dive speed of the Peregrine Falcon, which can be found on the island.
What is 240 MPH?
The number of missions VSA has completed
What is 29?
The group that officially created the political subdivision Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority
Who is Virginia General Assembly?
The Acronym that is a standard term for the control of hazardous Energy
What is LOTO (Lock Out Tag Out)
This protected species of bird historically likes to hang out in the gantry of Pad 0B
Purple Martin
The Englishman that is the islands namesake
Who is John Wallop?
The weight of the smallest aircraft tested on our airfield
What is 33 grams/1.2 ounces? (Black Hornet 3)