Edwards Air Force Base
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Atlantis crew prepares for Friday landing...said in a statement. "If bad weather prevents a return to Florida on Friday or Saturday, both Kennedy and the backup landing site at Edwards Air Force Base in California will be activated for consideration on Sunday." But so far, the weather... In this article: Space Shuttle Atlantis, NASA, Cornbread, E mail, Florida, U.S., and Space Shuttle |
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PR Newswire: Automotive Industry | 2 days ago
Space Shuttle Atlantis Crew Set to Land in Florida Friday
...and its crew to land. If bad weather prevents a return to Florida on Friday or Saturday, both Kennedy and the backup landing site at Edwards Air Force Base in California will be activated for consideration on Sunday. For recorded updates about...
In this article: Space Shuttle Atlantis, Florida, NASA, and NASA TV
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L.A. Times - Jacket Copy | 2 days ago
Is there a story in California City?
Not far from Edwards Air Force Base lies California City. In 1958, a developer envisioned it as the state's next big metropolis behind Los Angeles and San Francisco, bought thousands of acres and laid out a grid of streets in the desert.
In this article: Los Angeles, California, Recession, Google Maps, Herb farm, GOOD Magazine, and Los Angeles Times
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New Kerala | 3 days ago
NASA aircraft flies California wildfire
...equipped with an infrared imaging sensor, completed a seven-hour imaging flight on Nov. 19, 2009 from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The Autonomous Modular Scanner, developed by NASA's Ames Research...
In this article: NASA, California, U.S. Forest Service, Kern County, Ames Research Center, Google Earth, and Microsoft Virtual Earth
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U.S. News & World Report | 3 days ago
NASA Predator Scans California Burn Areas
...to help the Forest Service assess damage, the administration said Tuesday. Operating from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, the Predator flew over the 250 square miles burned by this summer's Station Fire in...
In this article: NASA, California, Google Earth, Microsoft Virtual Earth, Google map, and Twitter
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Hartford Courant | 5 days ago
Cromwell Residents Offer Thanks To Troops During Holiday Season
...91 from the Bible was dedicated to her son and daughter-in-law, Gregory and DeeAnn Slover. Collectively, the couple, both stationed at Edwards Air Force Base, has given 36 years of service to the Air Force. Gregory is a test pilot with the Air...
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Prime Newswire | November 20, 2009
U.S. Air Force Awards $302.9 Million Production Contract to Northrop Grumman for Five Global Hawk High-Altitude, Long-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems
...across the globe: Beale Air Force Base, home of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing and the RQ-4's main operating base, in Northern California; Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California; Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland; and a...
In this article: Northrop Grumman Corporation, RQ-4 Global Hawk, U.S. Air Force, and San Diego
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The Star-Telegram | November 14, 2009
Another F-35 test plane takes its first flight
...aircraft's weight. Officials said they hope to fly AF-1 at least a couple of times this week and several times before it is flown to Edwards Air Force Base before year's end. In Marietta, Ga., BF-1 spent a second day waiting for better...
In this article: Lockheed Martin, Patuxent River, Naval Air Station Fort Worth, and Marietta, Ga
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LA Daily News | November 13, 2009
Prep digest, November 13
Questions and answers on Daily News stories from readers like you. Sorry, no items are currently available. Aquinas 13, Edwards AFB Desert 5 Jackie Alejandro lost only four games in sweeping three singles sets, and the doubles teams...
In this article: Titans and Edwards AFB
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New Jersey On-Line | November 11, 2009
Jersey City veteran served in all five branches, still flies for Coast Guard
He held several civilian jobs during his career, including as public affairs officer for the Army and NASA. At NASA, he worked with the experimental aircraft program at Edwards Air Force Base, where he met astronaut Neil Armstrong.
In this article: Jersey City, NASA, 82nd Airborne Division, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and Korean War
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USATODAY.com | November 05, 2009
Success in 'space elevator' competition
...a cable suspended from a helicopter, not shown, in the $2 million Space Elevator Games at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. In a the test of the concept, robotic machines...
In this article: NASA, California, and Space Shuttle
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Description from Wikipedia:
Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County, California, in the Antelope Valley. It is southwest of the central business district of North Edwards, California and due east of Rosamond. It is named in memory of U.S. Air Force test pilot Glen Edwards, who died at the base while testing the YB-49 Flying Wing.
- Name:
- Edwards Air Force Base
- Local Name:
- Part of Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)
- Type:
- Military: Air Force Base
- Elevation (ft):
- 2,302
- Elevation (m):
- 702
- Length (m):
- 3,658
- Runway Direction:
- 06/24
- FAA Designation:
- EDW
- ICAO Designation:
- KEDW
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