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formal preliminary military test and evaluation program did not commence until the Fall of 1943, a year after the first flight. Designed to validate the contractor's reports, this preliminary evaluation consisted of a very limited number of flights and was essentially completed within a month. Formal operational suitability and accelerated service tests did not get underway until 1944, well after the AAF had decided that the airplane would not be suitable for combat operations and would, instead, be relegated to a training role.

2071: 120: 1176: 1365: 76: 1746: 127: 97: 1162:. It was that decision that such a facility should be government-owned to prevent a single contractor exclusive advantages on Air Force contracts for high-thrust missile rocket power plants, and it would eliminate duplication of like facilities by different manufacturers. The choice of location in 1947 was the Leuhman Ridge east of Rogers Dry Lake on Edwards AFB. Construction began in November 1949 on what was to become the Experimental Rocket Engine Test Station. 1210:

Mach 1.45 (1,776 km/h; 1,104 mph) and a 71,902 feet (13.6178 mi; 21.916 km) altitude, representing the edge of the envelope. The D-558-II Douglas Skyrocket soon surpassed these marks. In 1951, Douglas test pilot Bill Bridgeman flew the Skyrocket to a top speed of Mach 1.88 (2,303 km/h; 1,431 mph) and a peak altitude of 74,494 feet (14.1087 mi; 22.706 km). Then, in 1953, Marine Corps test pilot, Lieutenant Colonel

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latest weapon system technologies. They also host the core facilities that enable flight test and ground test—the Range Division, Benefield Anechoic Facility, Integrated Flight Avionics Systems Test Facility and the Air Force Electronic Warfare Evaluation Simulator. The Project and Resource Management Divisions provide the foundation for the successful program management of test missions.

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of four Air Force plants located throughout the United States and is uniquely situated to fully support the Air Force's newest and most advanced aerospace systems. It provides industrial facilities for production, modification, depot maintenance and flight testing of aerospace systems. It is staffed by a mixture of civilian defense contractors, as well as USAF personnel.

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year-round flying weather, and the risks inherent in the radical new technology to be demonstrated on the aircraft dictated a spacious landing field. After examining a number of locations around the country, they selected a site along the north shore of the enormous, flat surface of Rogers Dry Lake about six miles away from the training base at Muroc.

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on to demonstrate truly remarkable combat effectiveness in the Persian Gulf conflict of the early 90s. The Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night, or LANTIRN, system revolutionized air-to-ground combat operations during the same conflict by denying opposing forces the once comforting sanctuary of night.

1289:, and, in the process, defined the basic speed and altitude envelopes for fighter aircraft that still prevail to this day. The Center also played a pivotal role in the development of systems that would provide the United States with true intercontinental power projection capabilities as it tested aircraft such as the 1652:. The two prototype fighters were the first airplanes to blend stealth with agility and high-speed, supersonic cruise capability. The YF-22A was selected to become the Air Force's new advanced tactical fighter after a brief demonstration and validation risk reduction flight test program. Now named the Raptor, the 3217:, as opposed to the current variance of 12.4 degrees east (2014). This is consistent with a calculated magnetic variance at this location in the early 1960s. The larger lake bed, Rogers, encompasses 44 square miles (110 km) of desert. Because of Rogers' history in the space program, it was declared a 1786:: Part of the 412th Test Wing, USAF TPS is where the Air Force's top pilots, navigators and engineers learn how to conduct flight tests and generate the data needed to carry out test missions. The comprehensive curriculum of Test Pilot School is fundamental to the success of flight tests and evaluations. 4037:

In the base the population was spread out, with 36.1% under the age of 18, 19.9% from 18 to 24, 42.1% from 25 to 44, 1.8% from 45 to 64, and 0.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there

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The Rosamond dry lake bed encompasses 21 square miles (54 km) and is also used for emergency landings and other flight research roles. By August, the lake bed is dry and rough from the weather and from high-performance aircraft performing landings. Both lake beds are some of the lowest points in

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to a then-remarkable altitude of 126,200 feet (23.90 mi; 38.5 km). Flying the same airplane just weeks later on 27 September, Captain Mel Apt became the first to exceed Mach 3 (3,700 km/h; 2,300 mph), accelerating to a speed of Mach 3.2 (3,920 km/h; 2,440 mph).

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jet fighter. The immense volume of flight tests being conducted at Wright Field, in Ohio, helped drive a search for a new, isolated site where a "Top Secret" airplane could undergo tests "away from prying eyes." The urgent need to complete the P-59 program without delay dictated a location with good,

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17/35 is 39,097 ft × 900 ft (11,917 m × 274 m). Imagery from the 1990s show an extension another 7,500 ft (2,300 m) to the north, including a visual cue and centerline markings that extend about 15,000 ft (4,600 m) down the currently declared portion

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A remote facility of Edwards AFB, located at Palmdale, California, Plant 42 is a government-owned, contractor-operated facility with proximity to both the concentration of aerospace industry in Los Angeles, and the high-speed corridors and resources of the 412th Test Wing at Edwards. Plant 42 is one

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The P-59s were tested at Muroc from October 1942 through February 1944 without a single accident and, though the aircraft did not prove to be combat worthy, the successful conduct of its test program, combined with the success of the Lockheed XP-80 program which followed it in early 1944, sealed the

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Ground tests began five days after the first XP-59 arrived on 21 September 1942. First flight took place on 30 September when the XP-59 rose to 10 feet (3.0 m) altitude for 0.5 miles (0.80 km) during taxi testing. However, the first official flight was 1 October 1942 with NACA, Navy Bureau

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During 2012, the 95th Air Base Wing, the former base support unit at Edwards was inactivated and consolidated into the 412th Test Wing as part of the Air Force Flight Test Center transitioning into the Air Force Test Center. The five-Center consolidation not only better integrates the workforce but

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The capabilities of existing aircraft such as the F-15 and F-16 have been continually refined and expanded, even as totally new aircraft and systems incorporating radical new technologies are developed for future operational use. The dual-role F-15E, for example, was developed in the 1980s and went

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New aircraft types arrived in the 1970s: the F-15 Eagle with its advanced engine and fire-control system; the single-engine F-16 Fighting Falcon with its revolutionary "fly-by-wire" flight control system; and the B-1 Lancer with its multitude of highly sophisticated offensive and defensive systems.

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with the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate military service. Units attached or assigned to the base at the time were the 4144th Army Air Force Base Unit, the 3208th Strategic Bomb Test Squadron along with communications and weather detachments. On 20 August 1948, the 4144th

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AFOTEC Detachment 5** is responsible for conducting the operational test and evaluation of USAF aircraft and avionics systems. Certification by Detachment 5 is required for new aircraft prior to AFMC full-rate production and combat fielding decisions. Detachment 5 personnel are integrated into the

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The Test Engineering and Electronic Warfare groups provide the central components in conducting the Test and Evaluation mission of the 412 TW. They provide the tools, talent and equipment for the core disciplines of aircraft structures, propulsion, avionics and electronic warfare evaluation of the

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At a remote location in 1978 and 1979, an AFFTC test pilot and a pair of flight test engineers were engaged in proof-of-concept testing with Lockheed's "low-observable" technology demonstrator, dubbed "Have Blue." The successful completion of those tests led immediately to the development of a new

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With the X-1, flight testing at Muroc began to assume two distinct identities. Highly experimental research programs—such as the X-3, X-4, X-5 and XF-92A—were typically flown in conjunction with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or NACA, and were conducted in a methodical fashion to

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Meanwhile, the turbojet revolution had reached a high plateau at Edwards. By the time the base was officially designated the U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center in June 1951, more than 40 different types of aircraft had first taken flight at the base and the nation's first generation of jet-powered

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As with virtually all of the test programs conducted during the war years, most of the actual flight test work on the P-59 was conducted by the contractor. Although Army Air Forces (AAF) pilots flew the aircraft from time to time, and flight test engineers from Wright Field reviewed the data, the

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The population was spread out, with 771 people (37.4%) under the age of 18, 392 people (19.0%) aged 18 to 24, 803 people (38.9%) aged 25 to 44, 87 people (4.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 10 people (0.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23.0 years. For every 100 females, there were

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The 31st is staffed with a mixture of operations, maintenance and engineering experts who plan and conduct tests, evaluate effectiveness and suitability, and influence system design. The squadron's personnel are integrated into the B-1, B-2, B-52, Global Hawk, MQ-9 and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

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The new millennium brought new projects with worldwide impact. The X-35A and X-32A, competing models for the Joint Strike Fighter program, made their first flights in September and October 2000. The X-35A won the competition in 2001 and will eventually be built in various versions for America's

1663:, an unmanned aerial vehicle that has been used extensively in Afghanistan and Iraq, made its first flight at Edwards in February 1998. The X-24, X-33, X-34, X-36 and X-38, a series of new lifting bodies, technology demonstrators and half-scale models were tested here by NASA during the decade. 3981:

There were 785 housing units at an average density of 45.8 per square mile (17.7/km), of which 8 (1.4%) were owner-occupied, and 566 (98.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 0.2%. 16 people (0.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied

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In addition to the X-15 Program, AFFTC and NASA also teamed up to explore a new concept called "lifting reentry" with a series of wingless lifting body aircraft. These rocket powered-vehicles – the M2-F2, M2-F3, HL-10, X-24A and X-24B – paved the way for the Space Shuttle and future spaceplane

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Its curriculum focused on the traditional field of performance testing and the relatively new field of stability and control, which had suddenly assumed critical importance with the dramatic increases in speed offered by the new turbojets. As the decade opened, the first-generation X-1 reached

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living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.7% were non-families. 9.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.38.

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plans, conducts, analyzes, and reports on all flight and ground testing of aircraft, weapons, software and components as well as modeling and simulation for the U.S. Air Force. The Wing also oversees the base's day-to-day operations and provides support for the military, federal civilian, and

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that could be used at supersonic speeds. Though this program was a success, a budgetary review concluded that the track was too expensive to maintain, and the track was decommissioned on 24 May 1963. Before it was closed, a trial run set a world speed record of Mach 3.3 (4,040 km/h;

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A major reason for the growth of Edwards AFB was the nearness of West Coast aircraft manufacturers. However, another major reason was the decision in 1947 to build a missile test facility on the base. The need for a static missile faculty to test high-thrust missile rocket engines was first

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in 1961. The program got under way in earnest in 1961 when Maj. Robert M. "Bob" White became the first man to exceed Mach 4, as he accelerated to Mach 4.43 (5,427 km/h; 3,372 mph) on 7 March. He claimed Mach 5 just three months later when he pegged a speed of Mach 5.27

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topped this record as he piloted the second-generation Bell X-1A to a top speed of Mach 2.44 (2,989 km/h; 1,857 mph) and, just nine months later, Major Arthur "Kit" Murray flew the same airplane to a new altitude record of 90,440 feet (17.129 mi; 27.57 km).

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was the first in a long series of experimental airplanes designed to prove or disprove aeronautical concepts—to probe the most challenging unknowns of flight and solve its mysteries. Further evidence of things to come was experienced on 14 October 1947 when Captain

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fighter arrived at the base in early 1946 for flight testing. It was obvious even at this embryonic stage of base development that the Army Air Force desert station was destined to become a proving ground for aircraft and a testing site for experimental airplanes.

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05R/23L is 15,024 ft × 300 ft (4,579 m × 91 m), and an extra 9,588 ft (2,922 m) of lakebed runway is available at its northerly end. It is equipped with arresting systems approximately 1,500 ft (460 m) from each

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12/30 is 9,235 ft × 600 ft (2,815 m × 183 m). It is actually marked as two adjacent 300 ft (91 m)-wide runways (L and R). Runway 30 rolls out onto the compass rose, so its corresponding, unmarked, runway 12 is never

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07/25 is 8,000 ft × 50 ft (2,438 m × 15 m) (this runway is technically part of the South Base) and an extra 10,158 ft × 210 ft (3,100 m × 64 m) of lakebed runway is available at its easterly

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on and around Leuhman Ridge, just east of Rogers Dry Lake. This facility traces its roots to early Army Air Corps activities. The Edwards Research Site is part of the AFRL Propulsion Directorate, which is headquartered at the Wright Research Site,

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The results from the first track prompted the Air Force to build a second in 1948. Located just south of Rogers Lake, the 10,000-foot (1.9 mi; 3.0 km) track was capable of supersonic speeds. Its first project was the development of the

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47th Bombardment Groups trained at the station in early 1942. The training provided newly graduated pilots eight to 12 weeks of training as a team using the same aircraft they would use in combat. In 1942, the training mission was transferred to

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ran tests to determine how well conventional fighters stood up against jets. Also, in October 1944, a small detachment arrived at the base for experimental work in rocket firing and achieved such success that they remained through most of 1945.

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center for conducting and supporting research and development of flight, as well as testing and evaluating aerospace systems from concept to combat. It also hosts many test activities conducted by America's commercial aerospace industry.

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project and installed what was believed to be one of the most powerful mechanical braking systems ever constructed. His deceleration tests led the press to nickname him the "fastest man on earth" and the "bravest man in the Air Force".

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An Air Force Materiel Command named unit assigned to Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, AFOTEC Detachment 1 is responsible for accomplishing Block 2 and 3 Initial Operational Test and Evaluation of the F-35 Lightning II for the US Air Force,

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There are a vast array of organizations at Edwards that do not fall under the 412th Test Wing. They are known as Associate Units. These units do everything from providing an on-base grocery store to testing state-of-the-art rockets.

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personnel to support combined test and evaluation on Air Force weapons systems. Established in 1917, it is one of the oldest units of the United States Air Force. The "Desert Pirates" are part of the 753d Test and Evaluation Group,

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that would be the scene of many parties and celebrations to come. The dry lake was a hive of hot rodding, with racing on the playa. The runway on which the Space Shuttle landed follows the route that hosted racing in the 1930s.

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of the runway. In 2022 Google Maps imagery, the southern Runway 35 indicator is still outlined and clearly visible. The only other remains are a faint outline along the length, and the very eroded northern Runway 17 indicator.

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which served as the basis for a classic series of tactical transports that would continue in frontline service until well into the 21st century. It also supported the development of the extremely high-altitude and long-range

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These planes more than bore out the prophecy concerning the ever-increasing importance of systems testing and integration. Moreover, another major new element of complexity was soon introduced into the flight test process.

1183:) with test pilots, Edwards AFB, California. Number 6671 was extensively damaged during emergency landing at Edwards AFB on 9 November 1962 with John McKay at the controls. Later modified as X-15A-2; now on display at the 731:, for crew training. On 23 July 1942, the Muroc Bombing and Gunnery Range, Muroc Lake, California, was designated as a separate post (Exempted Status). The name of the facility at the time was "Army Air Base, Muroc Lake." 643:

120 million was spent to develop the base in the 1940s and expand it to 301,000 acres (470 sq mi; 1,220 km). The base's main 15,000-foot (4,600 m) runway was completed in a single pour of concrete.

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for a new bombing range away from populated areas in August 1932; the last tract was not acquired until 1939. The facility established to support the range, initially called "Mohave Field" for the nearby community of

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Extensive aviation research was also conducted on the ground at Edwards. Two rocket sled tracks pioneered important developments and research for the Air Force. The first 2,000-foot (610 m) track was built by

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near Muroc AFB on 5 June 1948. From the time Edwards Air Force Base was named, speed and altitude records began to pile up as new aircraft were developed and the base started to build and branch out significantly.

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The promise of the turbojet revolution and the supersonic breakthrough were realized in the 1950s, as the Center tested and developed the first generation of true supersonic fighters—the famed "Century Series"

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YF-16 and YF-17 in flight during their competitive fly-off, 1974. Over 4,000 production F-16s were built after the competition. The YF-17 was the basis for the highly successful United States Navy F/A-18

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06/24 is 7,050 ft × 300 ft (2,149 m × 91 m). Not to be confused with the south base 06/24 paved runway (which also extends onto the lakebed), or the north base 06/24 paved

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answer largely theoretical questions. Then, as now, the great bulk of flight testing at Muroc focused on evaluations of the capabilities of aircraft and systems proposed for the operational inventory.

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The late 1980s also witnessed the arrival of the first giant flying wing to soar over the base in nearly 40 years. The thin silhouette, compound curves and other low-observable characteristics of the

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Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

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Flight Test Center's combined test squadrons and provide a critical operating perspective during developmental flight testing to help prepare systems for their final operational test and evaluation.

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With the loss of the X-2, the search for many of the answers to the riddles of high-Mach flight had to be postponed until the arrival of the most ambitious of the rocket planes—the

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These records stood for less than three years. In September 1956, Captain Iven Kincheloe became the first man to soar above 100,000 feet (19 mi; 30 km), as he piloted the

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The median income for a household in the base was $ 36,915, and the median income for a family was $ 36,767. Males had a median income of $ 27,118 versus $ 23,536 for females. The

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The Census reported that 1,834 people (88.9% of the population) lived in households, 229 (11.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

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participated in a large-scale maneuver. From then on, the bombing range grew in size. When Arnold became Chief of the Air Corps in 1938, the service was given a renewed focus on

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reported that Edwards AFB had a population of 2,063. The population density was 120.4 inhabitants per square mile (46.5/km). The racial makeup of Edwards AFB was 1,518 (73.6%)

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in 1943 and spent much of his time at Muroc Army Air Field, on California's high desert, testing wide varieties of experimental prototype aircraft. He died in the crash of a

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OTU training for the 78th and 81st Fighter Groups. In 1943, the 360th Fighter Group and 382d Bombardment Groups were assigned permanently to Muroc for P-38 Lightning and

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18/36 is 23,086 ft × 900 ft (7,037 m × 274 m). It is actually marked as three adjacent 300 ft (91 m)-wide runways (L, C, and R).

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His moment of glory was tragically brief, however. Just seconds after attaining top speed, the X-2 tumbled violently out of control and Apt was never able to recover.

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Aircraft testing continued at this desert "Army Air Base", then on 8 November 1943, the base title was changed to "Muroc Army Air Field, Muroc". In the fall of 1944,

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05L/23R is 12,000 ft × 200 ft (3,658 m × 61 m) and was constructed to temporarily replace 04R/22L while it was being renovated in 2008.

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became the first man to reach Mach 2 as he piloted the Skyrocket to a speed of Mach 2.005 (2,456.2 km/h; 1,526.2 mph). Less than a month later, Major

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future destiny of the remote high desert installation. Muroc would thenceforth become synonymous with the cutting edge of the turbojet revolution in America.

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The site has one 6,000 by 150 feet (1,829 m × 46 m) paved runway, 06/24, and is accessed from the lakebed or via a single controlled road.

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living together, 33 (5.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 17 (3.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1 (0.2%)

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became the first shuttle launched into orbit on 12 April 1981, it returned to Edwards for landing. The airbase's immense lakebeds and its proximity to

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Throughout the 1950s, American airplanes regularly broke absolute speed and altitude records at Edwards, but nothing compared to the arrival of the

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was 132.9 inhabitants per square kilometer (344/sq mi). There were 1,783 housing units at an average density of 40.1/km (104/sq mi). The

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Contained inside Edwards Air Force Base is NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) where modern aircraft research is still active (e.g. the

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since 1882, the site was largely unsettled until the early 20th century. In 1910, Ralph, Clifford and Effie Corum built a homestead on the edge of

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The census-designated place encompasses an area of 44.38 square kilometres (17.1 sq mi) of which 0.173 hectares (0.43 acres) is water.

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Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which although based at Edwards, are subordinate to a parent unit based at another location.

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With the end of the war, Fourth Air Force relinquished command of Muroc Army Airfield on 16 October 1945 and jurisdiction was transferred to

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on 50 hazardous, low-level missions against German tanks, convoys, troops, bridges, airfields, and other tactical targets. Edwards became a

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launched from Edwards to set a new aviation record by piloting the first non-stop, around-the-world flight on a single tank of fuel in the

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to support the last supersonic research flights by the X-1 rocket plane in a joint NACA, Army Air Forces and Bell Aircraft program.

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In the spring of 1942, the Mojave Desert station was chosen as a secluded site for testing America's first jet, the super-secret

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Air Force Systems Command, Delivering The Future (1989). Compiled by Lt. Col. Beverly S. Follis, USAFR HQ AFSC/Office of History

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continued to serve as backups for the duration of the shuttle program. Shuttles landed at Edwards as recently as 9 August 2005 (

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2,510 mph) before the test car broke up. After it closed, the rails were pulled up to help straighten Lancaster Boulevard.

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was favored. This saved the considerable cost of transporting the shuttle from California back to Florida, but Edwards AFB and

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05R/23L is 14,999 ft × 300 ft (4,572 m × 91 m) and is next to 05L/23R at the 23L (easterly) end.

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process, several smaller bases have been decommissioned, and their facilities and responsibilities have been sent to Edwards,

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designs when they demonstrated that they could make precision landings after high-speed gliding descents from high altitude.

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was commissioned for the area, they named it Muroc, a reversal of the Corum name, due to the presence of a town named Coram.

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since the 1950s has been at least partially tested at Edwards, and it has been the site of many aviation breakthroughs.

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programs. Their results and conclusions support Department of Defense acquisition, deployment and employment decisions.

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There were 574 households, out of which 387 (67.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 456 (79.4%) were

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The U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center Forging Aerospace Power for America Air Force Flight Test Center History Office

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The success of these programs attracted a new type of research activity to the base in late 1946. The rocket-powered

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Satellite image of the main site, with Edwards Air Force Auxiliary Base South at the bottom right of the image and

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The base has helped develop virtually every aircraft purchased by the Air Force since World War II. Almost every

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An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 411th Flight Test Squadron flies over Edwards Air Force Base, California, in 2018.

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flying-bomb-style weapon that never left the drawing board, the track found use after the war as a test area for

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dry lakes. These have served as emergency and scheduled landing sites for many aerospace projects including the

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K286.69-37, Volume 1, January through June 1961 History of the Air Force Flight Test Center, IRIS Number 489391

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The 1980s also saw Edwards host a demonstration of America's space warfare capabilities when a highly modified

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There were 1,678 households, out of which 67.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.9% were

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Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, AL: Office of Air Force History.

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with Edwards AFB and Auxiliary Base South in the bottom left and Auxiliary Base North at the top of the image

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The world's largest compass rose is painted on the lake bed beside NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center.

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Jurisdiction of Edwards AFB was transferred from Air Materiel Command on 2 April 1951 to the newly created

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Ford, Daniel: Glen Edwards: The Diary of a Bomber Pilot (Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1998)

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As a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted. There are three lighted, paved runways:

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Edwards is among the few U.S. military bases to have gained jobs since the Cold War. Under the DoD's

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There are several protected and threatened species living in Edwards, the most notable being the

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contract personnel assigned to Edwards AFB. Planes assigned to the 412th carry the tail code ED.

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to true north is measured by Google Earth's distance/direction measurement tool as inclined to

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That same year, the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School moved to Edwards from Wright Field, Ohio.

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The largest features of the 470 square miles (1,200 km) that make up Edwards AFB are the

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Air Force Base Unit was re-designated as the 2759th AF Base Unit and with the adoption of the

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flew the small bullet-shaped airplane to become the first human to exceed the speed of sound.

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for the base was $ 13,190. About 1.0% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the

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Northrop B-2A roll-out ceremony on 22 November 1988 at USAF Plant 42, Palmdale, California

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mission, 9 December 2008. For a complete list of Space Shuttle landing locations, see:

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bomber represented third-generation stealth technology, following the SR-71 and F-117.

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and many companies that support the primary mission or the personnel stationed there.

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in 1944 near what is currently the North Base. Originally intended to help develop a

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became a separate airfield from March Field and was placed under the jurisdiction of

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combat airplanes had already completed development. One of them, the North American

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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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Architects of American Air Supremacy: General Hap Arnold and Dr Theodore von Kármán

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Following are flying and notable non-flying units based at Edwards Air Force Base.

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was the primary mission of the base for the greater part of the fall of 1945. The

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The major aircraft systems that were tested and developed during the 1960s, the

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Edwards Air Force Base, South Base, Rammed Earth Aircraft Dispersal Revetments

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Muroc Air Force Base itself became Edwards Air Force Base after February 1950.

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106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.1 males.

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05L/23R is 22,175 ft × 300 ft (6,759 m × 91 m)

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31st Test and Evaluation Squadron Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II 09-5007

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flying armed services and for foreign air forces as well. Also new are the

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15/33 is 29,487 ft × 300 ft (8,988 m × 91 m)

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07/25 is 23,100 ft × 300 ft (7,041 m × 91 m)

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The first major aerial activity occurred at Muroc in 1937 when the entire

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US Air Force base near Lancaster, California, United States (founded 1935)

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09/27 is 9,991 ft × 300 ft (3,045 m × 91 m)

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Aerial view of the new control tower with the old tower in the background

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452d Flight Test Squadron Northrop Grumman Block 20 RQ-4B Global Hawk (

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who have contributed to aviation and space research & development.

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housing units and 1,818 people (88.1%) lived in rental housing units.

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On 20 November 1951, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics'

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veteran and test pilot. The base was renamed in Edwards' honor in 1949

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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places

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Wells, Helen T.; Whiteley, Susan H.; Karegeannes, Carrie E. (1976).

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Four months later, on 10 February 1948, Muroc AAF was re-designated

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subsonic attack aircraft that was designated the F-117A Nighthawk.

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Re-designated 6510th Air Base Group, 25 June 1951 – 1 October 1994

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AAF Materiel and Services Command, 17 July 1944 – 31 August 1944

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730th AAF Base Unit (Flight Test), 11 March 1944 – 25 June 1951

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A new group of research projects came to Edwards in the 1990s.

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Northrop YB-49 taking off for the first time on 21 October 1947

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Edwards Air Force Base, Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory

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Edwards AFB office of history via My Base Guide to Edwards AFB

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Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 5

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At this time, another colorful character in Edwards' history,

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323d Base HQ and Air Base Squadron, 1 May 1942 – 1 April 1944

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Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Propulsion Directorate

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AFOTEC Detachment 5 personnel in front of a RQ-4 Global Hawk

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Edwards AFB CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition

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AAF Technical Service Command, 31 August 1944 – 6 June 1945

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Installations of the United States Air Force in California

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Re-designated: Air Force Test Center, 13 July 2012–present

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Kaminski, Tom (2020). "Aircraft of the US Marine Corps".

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Headquarters Building, Air Force Test Center, Edwards AFB

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The end of the Cold War was marked by the arrival of the

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is not always dry. During the brief rainy season in the

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Muroc Air Force Base, 12 February 1948 – 5 December 1949

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Chuck Yeager next to experimental aircraft Bell X-1 #1,

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and the 6th Reconnaissance Squadron moved to Muroc from

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and the dazzling ultra-performance capabilities of the

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Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

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4144th AAF Base Unit, 16 October 1945 – 28 August 1948

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surface that provides a natural extension to Edwards'

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Air Force Rocket Research Laboratory Edwards AFRL site

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saves taxpayers approximately $ 109 million annually.

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Research installations of the United States Air Force

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House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

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3077th Experimental Group, 20 May 1949 – 25 June 1951

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Chief of the Air Corps, September 1933 – 1 March 1935

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continues to undergo test and evaluation at Edwards.

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In 1943, a replica of a Japanese cruiser, nicknamed "

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has designated Edwards Air Force Base as a separate

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Census-designated place in California, United States

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Muroc Lake Bombing and Gunnery Range, September 1933

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envisioned in 1946 by the Power Plant Laboratory at

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single-seat, long-range escort fighter and Republic

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Census-designated places in Kern County, California

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History of the National Register of Historic Places

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Edwards Air Force Base, South Base, X-1 Loading Pit

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Air Force Installation & Mission Support Center

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421st AAF Base Unit, 1 April 1944 – 16 October 1945

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Arwood assumes command of 95th Air Base Wing 3028:Re-designated: 4144th AAF Base Unit (Flight Test) 3013:3076th Air Base Group, 20 May 1949 – 25 June 1951 2154:Edwards is also home to several other units from 10440: 5727:Edwards Air Force Base, X-15 Engine Test Complex 5026:"Edwards Air Force Base Census Designated Place" 4757:Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center 4586:"Endeavour lands at Edwards to conclude STS-126" 3031:Re-designated: 2759th AF Base Unit (Flight Test) 2709: 2572:Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center 2093:Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 2032:, the world's first operational stealth fighter. 1985:Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center 1943:Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center 1248:McDonnell Douglas F-15A-1-MC Eagle (AF Ser. No. 7850:National Register of Historic Places portal 5449: 5447: 5125: 5077: 5075: 5051: 5049: 2992:360th Fighter Group, 15 January – 14 April 1943 1916:The 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron provides 592:was located in an area of increasing growth in 8308:Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL) 6790:National Museum of the United States Air Force 5467: 4722:"Aircraft and Squadrons of the US Air Force". 4396:in 1906 about 1.6 km below what is today 4266:"Origins of NASA Names: VI—NASA INSTALLATIONS" 2689: 2074:Armstrong Flight Research Center fleet in 1997 552:, and the 1986 around-the-world flight of the 9693: 8731: 7886: 7382: 6833: 6809: 6521: 5771: 5720:Edwards Air Force Base, South Base Sled Track 5168: 5145: 4724:United States Air Force Air Power Review 2018 4183:List of United States Air Force installations 3952:people of any race were 355 persons (17.2%). 1009:Other World War II test flights included the 373:3,657.6 metres (12,000 ft) Concrete 365:4,579.3 metres (15,024 ft) Concrete 5485: 5444: 5421: 5398: 5375: 5352: 5329: 5306: 5283: 5260: 5237: 5214: 5191: 5072: 5046: 4583: 4392:Coram was a smelter town established on the 2439:412th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron 2407:412th Aircraft Instrumentation Test Squadron 1612:) due to rain and ceiling events at the KSC 607:began the process of acquiring land next to 5785: 4428: 4426: 4178:List of airports in Kern County, California 4154:National Register of Historic Places portal 2842:11/29 is 20,998 ft (6,400 m) long 2839:02/20 is 21,044 ft (6,414 m) long 2792:There are 13 other official runways on the 1620:through to the retirement of the shuttles. 393:1,828.1 metres (5,998 ft) Asphalt 9700: 9686: 8738: 8724: 7893: 7879: 7389: 7375: 6840: 6826: 6528: 6514: 5778: 5764: 5706:Jet Propulsion Laboratory Edwards Facility 5663:Resources for this U.S. military airport: 5637: 5606:Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys 4424: 4422: 4420: 4418: 4416: 4414: 4412: 4410: 4408: 4406: 2214: 1547:on 5 January 1972, Edwards was chosen for 8466:Shuttle-Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle 7900: 7398:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 4561: 4559: 4557: 4555: 4488:Hq Fourth AF G0 No. 188, 26 November 1943 4098:California's 23rd congressional district 3944:, and 159 (7.7%) from two or more races. 3247: 3145:Learn how and when to remove this message 2197:, which has over 15 aircraft on display. 2193:testing building. It is also home to the 947:Replacement Training (RTU) of personnel. 930:41st and 30th Bombardment Groups and the 10469:Military facilities in the Mojave Desert 5040:United States Department of the Interior 4998:"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files - California" 4736: 4545: 3968:same-sex married couples or partnerships 3223: 3156: 2780: 2713: 2425:Plans, Programs, and Operations Division 2118: 2104:Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory 2069: 2036: 1974: 1898: 1816:: (Initial Flight Test Operations, T-38) 1760: 1752: 1744: 1736: 1732: 1665: 1635: 1632:Prototype YF-22 and YF-23 fighters, 1991 1627: 1512: 1502: 1423: 1363: 1243: 1174: 1099: 1075: 1027: 972: 949: 10122:Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range 9929:Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range 8848: 5602: 5020: 5018: 4984: 4809:National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 4543: 4541: 4539: 4537: 4535: 4533: 4531: 4529: 4527: 4525: 4403: 4377: 4375: 4373: 4371: 4369: 4367: 4365: 4363: 4361: 4359: 4357: 4355: 4353: 4351: 4349: 4347: 4316:. 15 April 1982. p. 9 – via 4296: 3034:Re-designated: 2759th Experimental Wing 2948: 2888:(GHQAF), 1 March 1935 – 16 January 1941 2855:Army Air Base, Muroc Lake, 23 July 1942 2659:National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 1261:, was dominating the skies over Korea. 532:Notable occurrences at Edwards include 14: 10524:Census-designated places in California 10441: 8662:Rendezvous: A Space Shuttle Simulation 6766:Arnold Engineering Development Complex 6641:Air Force Life Cycle Management Center 5974:Operational Test and Evaluation Center 5838:Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force 4920:from the original on 14 February 2023. 4822: 4552: 4345: 4343: 4341: 4339: 4337: 4335: 4333: 4331: 4329: 4327: 4173:California World War II Army Airfields 4094:United States House of Representatives 3497: 3363:17.134 sq mi (44.38 km) 3355:17.135 sq mi (44.38 km) 3237:and they can collect large amounts of 2858:Army Air Base, Muroc, 2 September 1942 2181:The Main Base is also the home of the 1717: 1527:taking off from Edwards AFB after the 10514:Space Shuttle Emergency Landing Sites 9681: 8719: 8704:When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions 7874: 7370: 6821: 6808: 6509: 5759: 3371:0.001 sq mi (0.003 km) 3213:with a 15.3 degrees east variance of 2968:, 11 December 1941 – 17 February 1942 2962:, 11 December 1941 – 25 February 1942 2594:Operational Test and Evaluation Force 2585: 2373:Readiness Emergency Management Branch 2060:NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center 1185:National Museum of the U.S. Air Force 381:2,438.4 metres (8,000 ft) ( 10494:Space technology research institutes 5699:Historic American Engineering Record 5515:. 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Archived from 5015: 4522: 4469: 4463: 4443:Hq Fourth AF G0 No. 83, 23 July 1942 4219:Air Force Historical Research Agency 3094: 2953: 2930:Air Research and Development Command 2861:Muroc Army Airfield, 8 November 1943 2518:Air Force Rocket Research Laboratory 2442:412th Healthcare Operations Squadron 2221: 2115:Air Force Rocket Research Laboratory 1765:Headquarters, USAF Test Pilot School 1197:Air Research and Development Command 1115:In December 1949, Muroc was renamed 463:United States Air Force installation 263:(as Muroc Bombing and Gunnery Range) 68:taking off at Edwards Air Force Base 10459:Airports in Kern County, California 9729: 8683:Space Shuttle: A Journey into Space 6738:Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex 6733:Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex 5531: 5031:Geographic Names Information System 4907: 4657:Air Force Flight Test Center Museum 4618: 4324: 3964:unmarried opposite-sex partnerships 2419:912th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 2410:412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 2049:production flight test installation 1509:List of Space Shuttle landing sites 1400:anti-satellite missile at the dead 1314:, the world's first Mach 2 bomber. 1093:, as the 2759th Experimental Wing. 1048:in 1946. Test work on the Lockheed 625:Rancho Oro Verde Fly-Inn Dude Ranch 126: 96: 24: 8847: 8746:Municipalities and communities of 7813:National Historic Preservation Act 6723:635th Supply Chain Operations Wing 6718:448th Supply Chain Management Wing 6475:Air & Space Forces Association 5892:Senate Committee on Armed Services 5713:Edwards Air Force Base, North Base 3487: 3053:3076th Air Base Group, 20 May 1949 2974:, 24 December 1941 – 11 March 1942 2674: 2361:Explosive Ordnance Disposal Branch 2240:Headquarters Air Force Test Center 2003:United Kingdom Ministry of Defense 1890: 1769: 1419: 1179:North American X-15A (AF Ser. No. 977:Lockheed XP-80A "Gray Ghost", 1945 25: 10540: 10519:1933 establishments in California 5624: 4972:"Google Maps runway 17 indicator" 4958:"Google Maps runway 35 indicator" 4584:Chris Bergin (30 November 2008). 2998:, 6 December 1943 – 31 March 1944 2896:, 16 January 1941 – 11 March 1941 2846: 2697:323 Squadron – F-35A Lightning II 2650:, RQ-4 Global Hawk, T-34C Talon, 2553:31st Test and Evaluation Squadron 2490:Resource, Planning & Analysis 2393:Electronic Warfare Range Division 2266:412th Operations Support Squadron 2089:Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment 1909:31st Test and Evaluation Squadron 1623: 1170: 9934:Mountain Warfare Training Center 9856: 7855: 7854: 7843: 7260: 6848: 6664:Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center 6631:Air Force Security Forces Center 6600: 6536: 6489: 6488: 6387:Division of Military Aeronautics 5912: 5811:Under Secretary of the Air Force 4213: This article incorporates 4208: 4146: 4132: 4118: 4053:State and federal representation 3296: 3099: 3004:, 29 November 1943 – 1 June 1944 2920:, 16 October 1945 – 9 March 1946 2869:Major commands to which assigned 2628:Armstrong Flight Research Center 2608:VX-9 Detachment Edwards (GSU) – 2499:U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School 2431:Weapons Standardization Division 2066:Armstrong Flight Research Center 1784:U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School 1494:, the track was used to develop 522:Armstrong Flight Research Center 125: 118: 95: 88: 74: 54: 10479:Spaceports in the United States 8428:Spartan Packet Radio Experiment 6626:Air Force Civil Engineer Center 5596: 5578: 5556: 5505: 5098: 5036:United States Geological Survey 4964: 4950: 4924: 4901: 4883: 4858: 4840: 4829:NHL Summary for Rogers Dry Lake 4797: 4771: 4745: 4730: 4715: 4689: 4668: 4650: 4600: 4577: 4513: 4491: 4482: 4470:Daso, Dik A. (September 1997). 4446: 3269: 3169:, water fills the lakebed. The 3066:, 1 October 1994 – 13 July 2012 2914:, 6 June 1945 – 16 October 1945 2835:has two runways painted on it: 2670:Edwards Geodetic Surveys Branch 2484:412th Test Management Division 2381:412th Electronic Warfare Group 2358:Environmental Management Branch 2150:Other units and further details 2139:Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 2085:Controlled Impact Demonstration 1689:the B-52 synthetic fuel program 1674:) being serviced at Edwards AFB 1563:was carried to altitude by the 1467:appropriated the track for his 1160:Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 926:Operational Unit training. The 647: 420:Federal Aviation Administration 9645:Buena Vista County, California 8697:Orbiter Space Flight Simulator 8076:Multi-Purpose Logistics Module 7766:Federated States of Micronesia 7412:Architectural style categories 6298:Reserve Officer Training Corps 6255:Judge Advocate General's Corps 5897:Senate Subcommittee on Airland 5875:House Armed Services Committee 4726:. Key Publishing: 75–95. 2018. 4677:USAF Flight Test Center Museum 4437: 4386: 4302: 4257: 4241: 4225: 3985: 3911: 3610: 3069:6510th Test Wing, 1 March 1978 2902:, 31 March 1941 – 17 July 1944 2886:General Headquarters Air Force 2548:53rd Test and Evaluation Group 2456:412th Security Forces Squadron 2203: 1876:412th Electronic Warfare Group 1846:412th Test Management Division 1533:List of Space Shuttle missions 1487:had conducted research on the 1023: 954:First production P-59A with a 485:. Established in the 1930s as 13: 1: 10499:Aerospace research institutes 10484:Superfund sites in California 8652:(2020 documentary miniseries) 8423:Inflatable Antenna Experiment 7274:United States Army Air Forces 6679:Air Force Research Laboratory 6446:Women Airforce Service Pilots 5660:, effective September 5, 2024 5106:"Edwards AFB CDP, California" 4908:Cox, John (8 February 2023). 4741:. Key Publishing. p. 92. 4248:FAA Airport Form 5010 for 9L2 4232:FAA Airport Form 5010 for EDW 4203: 2932:, 2 April 1951 – 1 April 1961 2926:, 9 March 1946 – 2 April 1951 2918:Air Technical Service Command 2710:Infrastructure and facilities 2509:Air Force Research Laboratory 2479:Test Instrumentation Division 2464:412th Test Engineering Group 2450:412th Communications Squadron 2422:Maintenance Training Division 2413:412th Logistics Test Squadron 1856:412th Civil Engineer Division 1822:: (F-35 Joint Strike Fighter) 1757:Headquarters, 412th Test Wing 1042:Air Technical Service Command 922:Muroc was initially used for 335:704.3 metres (2,311 ft) 139:Show map of the United States 10504:Aviation research institutes 10017:Naval outlying landing field 8649:Challenger: The Final Flight 8550:Space Shuttle design process 8392:Shuttle Ejection Escape Suit 8387:Extravehicular Mobility Unit 6696:Air Force Sustainment Center 6687:711th Human Performance Wing 5674:airport information for KEDW 5133:"Decennial Census by Decade" 3960:opposite-sex married couples 3475:, the population was 2,135. 3090: 3041:Air Force Flight Test Center 2938:, 1 April 1961 – 1 July 1992 2566:Direct Reporting Units (DRU) 2459:Logistics Readiness Squadron 2453:412th Force Support Squadron 2447:412th Mission Support Group 2396:Project Development Division 2195:Air Force Flight Test Museum 1881:412th Test Engineering Group 1704:Base Realignment and Closure 1201:Air Force Flight Test Center 1138:light attack bombers in the 548:, the first landings of the 473:, but its eastern end is in 7: 10335:California Military Academy 8572:International Space Station 8356:Journalist in Space Project 8303:Orbiter Processing Facility 6728:Ogden Air Logistics Complex 5801:Department of the Air Force 5692:aeronautical chart for KEDW 5686:latest weather observations 5668:airport information for EDW 5543:United States Census Bureau 5498:United States Census Bureau 5479:United States Census Bureau 5460:United States Census Bureau 5437:United States Census Bureau 5414:United States Census Bureau 5391:United States Census Bureau 5368:United States Census Bureau 5345:United States Census Bureau 5322:United States Census Bureau 5299:United States Census Bureau 5276:United States Census Bureau 5253:United States Census Bureau 5230:United States Census Bureau 5207:United States Census Bureau 5184:United States Census Bureau 5161:United States Census Bureau 5138:United States Census Bureau 5111:United States Census Bureau 5091:United States Census Bureau 5065:United States Census Bureau 5002:United States Census Bureau 4914:The Bakersfield Californian 4198:associated with Edwards AFB 4111: 4079:the 36th Assembly District 3457:United States Census Bureau 3125:the claims made and adding 2691:Royal Netherlands Air Force 2538:US Air Force Warfare Center 2352:412th Civil Engineer Group 2183:Benefield Anechoic Facility 2134:rocket engine test facility 2007:Royal Netherlands Air Force 1871:412th Mission Support Group 1851:412th Test Management Group 1165: 852:Desert Center Army Airfield 705:Davis-Monthan Army Airfield 685:GPX (secondary coordinates) 514:Air Force Test Pilot School 508:Edwards is the home of the 489:, the facility was renamed 469:. Most of the base sits in 10: 10545: 8690:Space Shuttle Mission 2007 8230:Approach and Landing Tests 7959:Orbital Maneuvering System 7818:Historic Preservation Fund 7797:American Legation, Morocco 6542:Air Force Materiel Command 5806:Secretary of the Air Force 3822:Mixed Race or Multi-Racial 3379:2,349 ft (716 m) 3219:National Historic Landmark 2942:Air Force Materiel Command 2748:National Historic Landmark 2428:Quality Assurance Division 2416:412th Maintenance Squadron 2340:461st Flight Test Squadron 2308:419th Flight Test Squadron 2283:418th Flight Test Squadron 2270:416th Flight Test Squadron 2256:411th Flight Test Squadron 2249:412th Comptroller Squadron 2228:Air Force Materiel Command 2095:. The center is named for 2063: 1999:United States Marine Corps 1955:Air Force Materiel Command 1832:418th Flight Test Squadron 1826:412th Flight Test Squadron 1820:461st Flight Test Squadron 1814:445th Flight Test Squadron 1808:419th Flight Test Squadron 1802:416th Flight Test Squadron 1796:411th Flight Test Squadron 1608:), and 11 September 2009 ( 1506: 564: 559: 526:Air Force Materiel Command 223:Air Force Materiel Command 66:461st Flight Test Squadron 10410: 10389: 10356: 10347: 10327: 10299: 10271: 10262: 10242: 10221: 10212: 10192: 10159: 10150: 10138:Naval Postgraduate School 10130: 10109: 10083: 10043: 10015: 9997: 9976: 9967: 9947: 9921: 9895: 9874: 9865: 9854: 9834: 9818: 9797: 9776: 9750: 9720: 9653: 9637: 9497: 9257: 8859: 8845: 8779: 8760: 8625:Columbia: The Tragic Loss 8542: 8524: 8446: 8410: 8402:Advanced Crew Escape Suit 8379: 8338: 8325:Shuttle Training Aircraft 8275: 8238: 8194: 8186:Shuttle Training Aircraft 8181:Shuttle Mission Simulator 8176:Rendezvous pitch maneuver 8134: 8084: 8066:Remote Controlled Orbiter 8061:Extended Duration Orbiter 8037: 7982: 7969:Thermal protection system 7931: 7908: 7838: 7805: 7784: 7759:Lists by associated state 7758: 7717: 7450: 7404: 7269: 7258: 7236: 7215: 7084: 6943: 6936: 6900: 6874: 6867: 6815: 6810:Links to related articles 6785: 6778: 6746: 6695: 6677: 6662: 6639: 6616: 6609: 6598: 6548: 6483: 6364: 6326: 6210: 6148: 6045: 5987: 5961: 5930: 5921: 5910: 5793: 5746:HAER No. CA-308-B, " 5739:HAER No. CA-308-A, " 5645:Aerospace Valley Air Show 5603:Collins, Michael (2009). 4075:California State Assembly 4063:the 16th Senate District 3918:2010 United States Census 3688:Black or African American 3593: 3578: 3563: 3548: 3533: 3518: 3503: 3496: 3491: 3486: 3483: 3442: 3421: 3404: 3396: 3388: 3383: 3375: 3367: 3359: 3351: 3346: 3334: 3322: 3314: 3295: 3286: 3279: 2936:Air Force Systems Command 2665:Geodetic Surveys Division 2329:452d Flight Test Squadron 1838:452d Flight Test Squadron 1828:: (C-135C Speckled Trout) 1710:, and other large bases. 1054:Consolidated Vultee XP-81 680:GPX (primary coordinates) 655:Map all coordinates using 536:'s flight that broke the 481:. The hub of the base is 477:and a southern arm is in 415: 401: 356: 351: 346: 342: 331: 308: 303: 293: 280: 275: 267: 251: 246: 236: 228: 218: 208: 198: 193: 185: 148: 82: 73: 53: 39: 34: 10474:Military Superfund sites 10418:Training Center Petaluma 9999:Military Sealift Command 9619:San Miguel de los Noches 9199:Squirrel Mountain Valley 8874:Bakersfield Country Club 8433:Shuttle pallet satellite 8361:Teacher in Space Project 8313:Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 8293:Mobile Launcher Platform 8119:Shuttle Landing Facility 7974:Booster separation motor 7740:Northern Mariana Islands 6308:Airman Leadership School 6110:Thirteenth Expeditionary 5948:Field Operating Agencies 5680:accident history for EDW 3195:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird 3173:can be seen on the left. 3078:, 2 October 1992–present 2632:Beech 200 Super King Air 2501:– NF-16D Fighting Falcon 2404:412th Maintenance Group 1697:unmanned aerial vehicles 1614:Shuttle Landing Facility 1590:White Sands Space Harbor 1565:Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 1525:Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 1107:, namesake of the base, 725:New Orleans Army Airbase 663:Download coordinates as: 637:research and development 8749:Kern County, California 8641:The Challenger Disaster 7964:Reaction control system 6293:Officer Training School 5787:United States Air Force 5732:HAER No. CA-236, " 5725:HAER No. CA-235, " 5718:HAER No. CA-234, " 5711:HAER No. CA-170, " 5704:HAER No. CA-163, " 4834:4 December 2008 at the 4571:12 October 2012 at the 4501:. National Park Service 4478:. pp. 75, 77, 420. 4163:Aerospace Walk of Honor 4059:California State Senate 3461:census-designated place 3289:Census-designated place 2983:, 30 April – 9 May 1942 2619: 2493:Special Projects Branch 2355:Asset Management Branch 2274:F-16C/D Fighting Falcon 2252:412th Operations Group 2216:United States Air Force 1941:. It also provides the 1861:412th Maintenance Group 1551:testing. The prototype 1339:F-4 and RF-4 Phantom II 711:, with a collection of 501:veteran and test pilot 10449:Edwards Air Force Base 9710:military installations 8853: 8109:Space Launch Complex 6 7735:Minor Outlying Islands 7718:Lists by insular areas 7432:Keeper of the Register 6892:IV Air Support Command 6336:Awards and decorations 5969:District of Washington 5962:Direct Reporting Units 4701:Edwards Air Force Base 4683:29 August 2009 at the 4215:public domain material 4002:of the base was 72.7% 3467:; and as a CDP in the 3400:120/sq mi (48/km) 3248:Environmental concerns 3229: 3174: 2996:382d Bombardment Group 2989:, 28 June – 9 May 1942 2972:30th Bombardment Group 2966:47th Bombardment Group 2960:41st Bombardment Group 2912:Continental Air Forces 2894:Southwest Air District 2789: 2723: 2514:Propulsion Directorate 2364:Fire Protection Branch 2124: 2075: 2042: 1980: 1904: 1790:412th Operations Group 1766: 1758: 1750: 1742: 1675: 1641: 1633: 1536: 1439: 1370: 1253: 1192: 1140:North African campaign 1117:Edwards Air Force Base 1112: 1081: 1071:Charles "Chuck" Yeager 1037: 978: 959: 907:33.67917°N 114.64333°W 872:33.74778°N 115.32528°W 837:33.62861°N 118.08444°W 817:Palmdale Army Airfield 802:33.61917°N 114.71667°W 767:37.37306°N 118.36361°W 701:41st Bombardment Group 544:, test flights of the 428:Edwards Air Force Base 170:34.90556°N 117.88361°W 109:Show map of California 35:Edwards Air Force Base 8851: 8669:Space Shuttle Project 8656:Space Shuttle America 8567:Payload Assist Module 8224:(engine test article) 7902:Space Shuttle program 7437:National Park Service 7417:Contributing property 6923:San Francisco Fighter 6748:Air Force Test Center 6379:Aeronautical Division 5588:. Civic Impulse, LLC. 5539:"U.S. Census website" 4612:16 April 2014 at the 4588:. NASASpaceflight.com 4165:– nearby memorial to 3594:U.S. Decennial Census 3479:Historical population 3423: • Summer ( 3227: 3160: 2944:, 1 July 1992–present 2784: 2717: 2399:Site Support Division 2287:C-17A Globemaster III 2236:Air Force Test Center 2122: 2073: 2040: 1978: 1902: 1764: 1756: 1748: 1740: 1733:Air Force Test Center 1695:, and many prototype 1669: 1639: 1631: 1600:), 30 November 2008 ( 1549:Space Shuttle orbiter 1545:Space Shuttle program 1516: 1503:Space Shuttle support 1427: 1367: 1357:, a precursor to the 1247: 1178: 1103: 1079: 1031: 976: 953: 675:GPX (all coordinates) 623:, built her renowned 605:Henry H. "Hap" Arnold 510:Air Force Test Center 475:San Bernardino County 203:Department of Defense 43:Lancaster, California 10509:Rosamond, California 10291:Camp San Luis Obispo 9810:Camp San Luis Obispo 9666:United States portal 8562:Inertial Upper Stage 8438:Wake Shield Facility 8418:Freestar experiments 7944:Solid Rocket Booster 7792:District of Columbia 6250:Aeronautical ratings 5849:Three-star generals 5564:"Statewide Database" 4626:"Edwards Base Guide" 4476:Air University Press 4096:, Edwards AFB is in 4061:, Edwards AFB is in 3397: • Density 3207:magnetic declination 2949:Major units assigned 2924:Air Materiel Command 2726:The base is next to 2685:– F-35B Lightning II 2467:412th Range Squadron 2436:412th Medical Group 2320:B-52H Stratofortress 2303:KC-135R Stratotanker 1959:Wright-Patterson AFB 1693:C-17 Globemaster III 1685:YAL-1 Airborne Laser 1582:Kennedy Space Center 1570:After Space Shuttle 1335:B-52H Stratofortress 1199:. Activation of the 1189:Wright-Patterson AFB 1130:Flying Wing. During 1105:Captain Glen Edwards 1086:Muroc Air Force Base 1046:Air Materiel Command 912:33.67917; -114.64333 877:33.74778; -115.32528 842:33.62861; -118.08444 807:33.61917; -114.71667 782:Blythe Army Airfield 772:37.37306; -118.36361 747:Bishop Army Airfield 695:On the afternoon of 495:Muroc Air Force Base 304:Airfield information 276:Garrison information 175:34.90556; -117.88361 10030:San Clemente Island 9742:Fort Hunter Liggett 9624:Scovern Hot Springs 9429:Pinon Pines Estates 9389:Miracle Hot Springs 8879:Bear Valley Springs 8511:Space Launch System 8283:Crawler-transporter 8124:Abort landing sites 7228:69th Reconnaissance 7223:68th Reconnaissance 6913:Los Angeles Fighter 6649:66th Air Base Group 6047:Numbered Air Forces 5828:Vice Chief of Staff 5650:FAA Airport Diagram 4638:on 19 December 2008 3627: 3604:1990 2000 2010 2020 3596:1850–1870 1880-1890 3480: 3002:412th Fighter Group 2476:812th Test Squadron 2473:775th Test Squadron 2470:773rd Test Squadron 2387:772nd Test Squadron 2384:771st Test Squadron 1866:412th Medical Group 1810:: (B-52H, B-1, B-2) 1718:Role and operations 1461:Operation Paperclip 1319:North American X-15 1299:KC-135 Stratotanker 1291:B-52 Stratofortress 1239:North American X-15 990:personnel on hand. 903: / 868: / 833: / 798: / 763: / 736:Muroc Army Airfield 546:North American X-15 491:Muroc Army Airfield 483:Edwards, California 166: / 10397:Coast Guard Island 10035:San Nicolas Island 9169:Ridgecrest Heights 9144:Pine Mountain Club 8854: 8636:(2010 documentary) 8628:(2004 documentary) 8620:(1994 documentary) 8604:(1985 documentary) 8601:The Dream Is Alive 8596:(1982 documentary) 8298:NASA recovery ship 8288:Mate-Demate Device 7244:64th Troop Carrier 6887:IV Fighter Command 6713:78th Air Base Wing 6708:75th Air Base Wing 6703:72nd Air Base Wing 6654:88th Air Base Wing 6405:The U.S. Air Force 6318:Fitness Assessment 6275:Chief of Chaplains 6194:Civilian auxiliary 5943:Air National Guard 5845:Four-star generals 4897:. 3 February 2023. 4854:. 25 January 2024. 4805:"Geodetic Surveys" 4662:2 May 2014 at the 4038:were 130.4 males. 4024:Hispanic or Latino 3996:population density 3848:Hispanic or Latino 3615: 3478: 3389: • Total 3368: • Water 3352: • Total 3258:Gopherus agassizii 3230: 3175: 3110:possibly contains 3074:Consolidated with 3064:95th Air Base Wing 2987:81st Fighter Group 2981:78th Pursuit Group 2790: 2724: 2610:F-35C Lightning II 2587:United States Navy 2579:Detachment 5 (GSU) 2576:Detachment 1 (GSU) 2530:Air Combat Command 2487:Project Management 2346:F-35A Lightning II 2125: 2076: 2047:Air Force Plant 42 2043: 1995:United States Navy 1981: 1918:Air Combat Command 1905: 1767: 1759: 1751: 1743: 1676: 1642: 1634: 1537: 1463:. 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5889: 5888: 5887: 5882: 5872: 5871: 5870: 5865: 5860: 5855: 5847: 5842: 5841: 5840: 5835: 5830: 5825: 5823:Chief of Staff 5815: 5814: 5813: 5808: 5797: 5795: 5791: 5790: 5783: 5782: 5775: 5768: 5760: 5754: 5753: 5752: 5751: 5744: 5737: 5730: 5723: 5716: 5709: 5696: 5695: 5694: 5688: 5682: 5676: 5670: 5661: 5647: 5642: 5626: 5625:External links 5623: 5622: 5621: 5615: 5598: 5595: 5592: 5591: 5577: 5555: 5530: 5504: 5484: 5466: 5443: 5420: 5397: 5374: 5351: 5328: 5305: 5282: 5259: 5236: 5213: 5190: 5167: 5144: 5124: 5097: 5071: 5045: 5014: 4989: 4977: 4963: 4949: 4938:on 28 May 2008 4923: 4900: 4882: 4857: 4839: 4821: 4796: 4770: 4759:. 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US Air Force 4688: 4667: 4649: 4617: 4599: 4576: 4551: 4521: 4512: 4490: 4481: 4462: 4445: 4436: 4402: 4385: 4323: 4318:Newspapers.com 4301: 4286: 4256: 4240: 4223: 4222: 4205: 4202: 4200: 4199: 4185: 4180: 4175: 4170: 4159: 4158: 4157: 4143: 4129: 4113: 4110: 4087:Eduardo Garcia 4054: 4051: 3987: 3984: 3913: 3910: 3907: 3906: 3901: 3896: 3891: 3886: 3881: 3876: 3870: 3869: 3866: 3863: 3860: 3857: 3854: 3851: 3844: 3843: 3840: 3837: 3834: 3831: 3828: 3825: 3818: 3817: 3814: 3811: 3808: 3805: 3802: 3799: 3792: 3791: 3788: 3785: 3782: 3779: 3776: 3773: 3766: 3765: 3762: 3759: 3756: 3753: 3750: 3747: 3740: 3739: 3736: 3733: 3730: 3727: 3724: 3721: 3710: 3709: 3706: 3703: 3700: 3697: 3694: 3691: 3684: 3683: 3680: 3677: 3674: 3671: 3668: 3665: 3658: 3657: 3654: 3651: 3648: 3645: 3642: 3639: 3612: 3609: 3606: 3605: 3602:1960 1970 1980 3600:1930 1940 1950 3598:1900 1910 1920 3591: 3590: 3587: 3585: 3582: 3576: 3575: 3572: 3570: 3567: 3561: 3560: 3557: 3555: 3552: 3546: 3545: 3542: 3540: 3537: 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