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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.
Coordinates: 1]: Type: United States government manufacturing facility: Area: 5,832 acres (2,360 ha): Site information; Owner: United States Air Force: Operator: United States Department of Defense: Condition: Operational: Site history; Built: 1935–1956: Built by: Civil Aeronautics Administration / United States Air Force: In use: 1935–present: Garrison information; Current commander: Dr ...
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 LLRVs, humorously referred to as "Flying Bedsteads," were used by the FRC, now known as the Armstrong Flight Research Center, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, to study and analyze piloting techniques needed to fly and land the Apollo Lunar Module in the moon's airless environment.
In Rosamond, the highway passes close to Edwards Air Force Base, which was often used as one of the main landing strips for NASA's Space Shuttle, and as the base for the X-15 and many other air and spacecraft. [11] The freeway portion terminates just south of Mojave, where SR 14 serves as the main street and runs through the downtown area.
California City Boulevard – California City: At-grade intersection; west end of freeway R129.67: 186: Edwards AFB (Rosamond Boulevard north gate) North Edwards: R132.04: 188: Clay Mine Road R136.40: 193: Twenty Mule Team Road: Former US 466 east R137.77: 194: Gephart Road, Rocket Site Road R139.00: Boron Rest Area: Boron: R139.80: 196
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
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.