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Edwards Air Force Base

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Results 1 - 20 of 398 in Edwards Air Force Base

  1. Retired Bellingham air controller kept pilots relaxed

    2 hrs ago | Bellingham Herald

    ... days, Hamaker liked to move around. He worked in airports in Oakland, Las Vegas, Reno, Sacramento and Edwards Air Force Base in San Diego. One of his best memories is watching the space shuttle Columbia land at Edwards after its first space mission ...

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    Related Topix: Bellingham, WA, US Military, US Air Force, US News, Federal Aviation Administration

  2. Next-Gen Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Takes FlightRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | DefenceTalk News

    ... two hours from Northrop Grumman Corporation's manufacturing facility in Palmdale, Calif., to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. "AF-18, the eleventh of the next-generation Global Hawk Block 20/30/40s to arrive at Edwards Air Force Base, performed ...

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  3. Hand grenade found along Highway 14Read the original story

    8 hrs ago | Tehachapi News

    ... diverted off at Rosamond Blvd. A United States Air Force EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal) team from Edwards Air Force Base responded to the location. The EOD team quickly rendered the device safe. Members of the EOD team thought the grenade may ...

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force

  4. ZWRRWWWBRZRRead the original story w/Photo

    14 hrs ago | Air & Space

    ... one of its test pilots: Thunderscreech. "One day, the crew took it out to an isolated test area [at Edwards Air Force Base in California] to run it up," recalls Henry Beaird, a Republic test pilot at the time and one of only two men ever to fly the ...

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force

  5. US Air Force launches high-altitude UASRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | TG Daily

    The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman have completed a successful test flight of the Global Hawk AF-18. The high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system flew for approximately two hours from Palmdale to Edwards Air Force Base in California.

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force

  6. NG successfully flies AF-18 to EdwardsRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | UPI

    ... Global Hawk UAS successfully completed a flight from the company's facility in Palmdale, Calif., to Edwards Air Force Base in Calif. The next-generation long-endurance HALE Global Hawk UAS, designated the AF-18, successfully flew approximately two ...

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Palmdale, CA

  7. Northrop Grumman And U.S. Air Force Fly Next-Generation Global HawkRead the original story

    Tuesday | Aero-News Network

    ... two hours from Northrop Grumman Corporation's manufacturing facility in Palmdale, CA, to Edwards Air Force Base. "AF-18, the eleventh of the next-generation Global Hawk Block 20/30/40s to arrive at Edwards Air Force Base, performed beautifully," ...

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Grand Forks Air Force Base, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Manufacturing, Northrop Grumman, Aerospace-Defense, Palmdale, CA

  8. Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman and U.S. Air Force's...Read the original story

    Yesterday | GlobeNewswire

    ... hours from Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) manufacturing facility in Palmdale, Calif., to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Photos accompanying this release are available at ...

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  9. UA Class Schedule Change DueaRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 30, 2009 | WKRG-TV Mobile

    ... 6 months, 1 week, 22 hours, 46 minutes ago A NASA Boeing 747 carrying the shuttle took off from Edwards Air Force Base. Atlantis landed in California Studio City Soaker Posted: 3 months, 2 days, 5 hours, 33 minutes ago A man-made river runs through ...

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    Related Topix: University of Alabama, Pasadena, CA, Science / Technology, NASA, US Military, US Air Force, Los Angeles, CA

  10. Virgin Galactic blasts into the great unknown

    Tuesday | NetworkWorld

    ... its total staff to 71 full-time employees. In addition the FAA has established field offices at Edwards Air Force Base and NASA's Johnson Space Center in anticipation of increased commercial space launches, according to a recently issued Government ...

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    Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, California, California Government, New Mexico, New Mexico Government, NASA, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, US Military, US Air Force

  11. Explosion at private spaceship firm site kills 2Read the original story

    Jul 27, 2007 | CBC News

    ... showed wrecked equipment and vehicles at the airport in the high desert north of Los Angeles near Edwards Air Force Base. Scaled uses nitrous oxide as an oxidizer in its rockets, which are tested at the airport. An oxidizer provides the oxygen that ...

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    Related Topix: Explosion, Science / Technology, Space, US Military, US Air Force, Business News

  12. First six NASA astronauts who made the ultimate sacrificeRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Dec 6 | Examiner.com

    ... served as an experimental test pilot and engineering test pilot in the Fighter Projects Office at Edwards Air Force Base. NASA selected Bassett as an astronaut in the third group chosen in October of 1963. Besides participating in the overall ...

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    Related Topix: Science / Technology, NASA, Space, US Military, US Air Force, Ohio State University, Texas Tech

  13. Arellano stars for Cosumnes soccer team as motherRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | The Sacramento Bee

    ... family. If it's in Southern California, her husband will be nearby, as he soon will be stationed at Edwards Air Force Base in Lancaster. "I want her to finish school (and) keep playing soccer because it's what she really wants to do," Jose Arellano ...

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  14. 7 critical commercial spaceflight concerns the US must tackle

    Wednesday Dec 2 | NetworkWorld

    ... its total staff to 71 full-time employees. In addition the FAA has established field offices at Edwards Air Force Base and NASA's Johnson Space Center in anticipation of increased commercial space launches, the GAO report noted. 2. Who's in charge ...

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    Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, US Military, US Air Force

  15. 7 critical commercial space concerns the US must tackleRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | NetworkWorld

    ... its total staff to 71 full-time employees. In addition the FAA has established field offices at Edwards Air Force Base and NASA's Johnson Space Center in anticipation of increased commercial space launches, the GAO report noted. 2. Who's in charge ...

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    Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Best of 2007, US Military, US Air Force, NASA

  16. Tonight's Movie: A Lady Takes a ChanceRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Laura's Miscellaneous Musings

    ... ARTHUR: THE ACTRESS NOBODY KNEW by John Oller, the movie was filmed in the area around Palmdale and Edwards Air Force Base (called Muroc Air Base in the '40s). Palmdale, in northeast Los Angeles County, is now a city of over 150,000, but back in the ...

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  17. X-38Read the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Internet Archive

    One of NASA's three X-38 Crew Return Vehicle technology demonstrators that flew at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., a decade ago has found a new home in America's heartland.

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Science / Technology, NASA, Space, Ashland, NE

  18. Register For The Bicycle Ride Toy DriveRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | KCBS-TV Los Angeles

    ... and Bicycle John's in Acton are co-sponsoring the event to collect toys for military families at Edwards Air Force Base. The cost to ride is $15 or an unwrapped toy. Riders of all skill and fitness levels are welcome. There will be two courses: one ...

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    Related Topix: Palmdale, CA, Acton, CA, US Military, US Air Force, Television

  19. Canadian study looks at `fainting astronaut' syndromeRead the original story

    Oct 4, 2009 | Canada.com

    ... been collecting blood samples and blood flow readings from the astronauts upon their return to the Edwards Air Force Base in California. The information will be compared to similar data taken prior and during their space mission, according to a ...

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    Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, NASA, US Military, US Air Force

  20. Next Stop for the Space Elevator: The $2 Million Prize for the 2010 CompetitionRead the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | Associated Content

    at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California. The competition was sponsored by The Spaceward Foundation and organized by NASA. Other teams from Kansas and Canada were not as successful in the competition as LaserMotive, which set records for ...

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