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Touring Edwards Air Force Base in United States
Edwards Air Force Base in the region of California is a city located in United States - some 2,257 mi or ( 3632 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Time in Edwards Air Force Base is now 02:24 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Los Angeles " with a UTC offset of -7 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Bakersfield, Fresno, LA, North Edwards, and Riverside. Being here already, consider visiting Bakersfield . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Edwards Air Force Base ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Edwards Air Force Base (ScootStars: Ep. 3)
Leaving Palmdale, the ScootStars scoot through the desert into Edwards AFB where they partake in a challenge and spend the night. FOLLOW ON TWITTER (Peter) www.twitter.com (Josh) www.twitter.com SUBSC ..
STS-128 Landing
Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven astronauts ended a 14-day journey of more than 5.7 million miles with a 5:53 pm PDT landing Friday at Edwards Air Force Base in California. ..
Shuttle Atlantis STS-117 Departs Edwards, Piggyback 2 of 2
Space shuttle Atlantis gets a piggyback ride to FL. I recorded this event through my binoculars while camping about 2 miles from the shuttle's take-off point, directly across the dry lake bed. I wish ..
Shuttle Endeavour Antelope Valley Flyover
Credit: NASA Dryden Flight Research Center The SCA-Endeavour combo lifted off Edwards' Runway 04R at about 8:17 am on September 21, 2012. It began its California tour with low-level flyovers of the co ..
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Interesting facts about this location
U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School
The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (USAF TPS) is the Air Force's advanced flight training school that trains experimental test pilots, flight test engineers, and flight test navigators to carry out tests and evaluations of new aerospace weapon systems and also other aircraft of the U.S. Air Force. This school was established on 9 September 1944 as the Flight Test Training Unit at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB) in Dayton, Ohio.
Located at 34.92 -117.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to construct and maintain an airborne observatory. NASA awarded the contract for the development of the aircraft, operation of the observatory and management of the American part of the project to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) in 1996.
Located at 34.92 -117.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Dryden Flight Research Center
The Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), located inside Edwards Air Force Base, is an aeronautical research center operated by NASA. On March 26, 1976, it was named in honor of Hugh L. Dryden, a prominent aeronautical engineer who at the time of his death in 1965 was NASA's deputy administrator.
Located at 34.95 -117.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Mate-Demate Device
A Mate-Demate Device (MDD) is a specialized crane designed to lift a Space Shuttle orbiter onto and off of the back of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Four Mate-Demate Devices were built.
Located at 34.96 -117.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Happy Bottom Riding Club
The Happy Bottom Riding Club, more formally known as the Rancho Oro Verde Fly-Inn Dude Ranch, was a dude ranch restaurant and hotel operated by Pancho Barnes on the site of current-day Edwards Air Force Base in southern California's Antelope Valley, in the southwestern part of the United States. "Oro Verde" is Spanish for "green gold".
Located at 34.86 -117.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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