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Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. The base houses the Air Force Flight Test Center, which researches and develops aerospace weapons and rocket-propulsion systems, and the National Aeronautical and Space Administration's Flight Research Center. The base is also the proving ground for military aircraft. It has been the landing point for a number of space shuttle missions; on Sept. 5, 1983, the Challenger made the first nighttime landing of a spacecraft there. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Besides Dryden at Edwards, California has two other NASA research centers: the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena and the Ames Research Center in Northern California. That in turn powers the plane's 12 propeller engines, Engineers in Edwards, California, navigate the plane's route by radio signals, so no pilot or crew are needed. He studied Computer Programming at Chappman University, Edwards, California. |
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