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Rockwell's Palmdale assembly facility is where all the individual parts, pieces, and systems of the Space Shuttle came together and were assembled and tested. Upon completion, the spacecraft was turned over to NASA for truck transport to Edwards AFB.
November 10–13, 1984 Enterprise, ferry flight from Brookley Air Force Base to Edwards Air Force Base (via Kansas City) following the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. November 10–13, 1984 Enterprise, ferry flight from Edwards Air Force Base to Vandenberg Air Force Base; Longest leg SZL-PMD (1200NM), average leg 690NM
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.
Wings arrive at Palmdale, California, from Grumman: December 2, 1983 Start of final assembly April 10, 1984 Final assembly completed March 6, 1985 Rollout from Palmdale April 3, 1985 Overland transport from Palmdale to Edwards Air Force Base: April 13, 1985 Delivery to Kennedy Space Center. September 12, 1985 Flight Readiness Firing October 3, 1985
The northern portion, from Vincent (south of Palmdale) to US 395, is legislatively named the Aerospace Highway, as the highway serves Edwards Air Force Base, once one of the primary landing strips for NASA's Space Shuttle, as well as the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake that supports military aerospace research, development and testing.
It was first used in 1991 to ferry the new shuttle Endeavour from the manufacturers in Palmdale, California to Kennedy Space Center. Based at the Dryden Flight Research Center within Edwards Air Force Base in California [4] the two aircraft were functionally identical, although N911NA has five upper-deck windows on each side, while N905NA has ...
The city took over the airport at the end of 2013, managing it via the Palmdale Airport Authority. [2] In 2019, the city contracted with outside consultants to develop a new passenger terminal on city property, which was intended to serve the needs of defense contractors based at Plant 42 and Edwards Air Force Base. [21]
The first B-1B incorporated several sub-assemblies of the No. 5 B-1A, which has been under construction when the B-1A program was cancelled. Rockwell test pilots flew it for the first time on 31 October 1984, from the Rockwell International assembly plant at Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale, California, landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California.