Edwards Air Force Base

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United States Air Force base military installation

Edwards Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Southern California known as a primary site for flight testing, aerospace research, and historic aviation milestones.

Aliases (9)

Edwards Air Force Base, California ×5
Muroc Army Air Field ×3
Edwards AFB flight test ranges ×1
Edwards Air Force Base flight test complex ×1
Edwards Air Force Base flight test ranges ×1
Edwards Air Force Base main runway complex ×1
Edwards Air Force Base test ranges ×1
Rogers Dry Lake ×1
Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Air Force base → military installation →
associatedWithAgency	NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center → National Aeronautics and Space Administration →
associatedWithProgram	X-plane experimental aircraft program →
branchType	Air Force installation →
continent	North America →
country	United States of America →
environment	arid desert climate →
garrison	412th Test Wing →
hasEducationalFacility	United States Air Force Test Pilot School →
hasInfrastructure	aerospace research facilities → multiple long runways → test ranges →
historicalRole	key facility in development of supersonic flight → primary site for U.S. Air Force flight testing → site of numerous aviation records →
hostsUnit	412th Test Wing → Air Force Test Center → United States Air Force Test Pilot School →
locatedInDesert	Mojave Desert →
locatedInRegion	Southern California →
locatedNear	Lancaster, California → Rosamond, California →
location	Kern County, California → Los Angeles County, California → San Bernardino County, California →
militaryBranch	United States Air Force →
namedAfter	Brigadier General Chuck Edwards →
nearbyCity	Palmdale, California →
notableFeature	Rogers Dry Lake → extensive lakebed runways →
operator	United States Air Force →
partOf	Air Force Materiel Command →
primaryFunction	aerospace research → flight testing → test and evaluation of aircraft →
runwaySurface	concrete → dry lakebed →
significance	historic aviation milestone site → major U.S. flight test center →
state	California →
timezone	Pacific Time Zone →
usedBy	United States Space Shuttle program →
usedFor	space shuttle landing operations → testing experimental aircraft → testing new aerospace systems →

Referenced by (71)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
NASA Space Shuttle program → STS-1 → STS-114 → STS-125 → STS-125 ("Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base") → STS-26 → STS-31 → STS-42 → STS-7 →	landingSite
412th Maintenance Group → 412th Medical Group → 412th Mission Support Group → 412th Operations Group → 412th Test Wing → Air Force Test Center →	garrison
Boeing X-48 → Grumman X-29 → Lockheed Martin X-35 → McDonnell Douglas YC-15 → NASA X-57 Maxwell → Rockwell-MBB X-31 →	testLocation
412th Maintenance Group → 412th Operations Group → NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center → Rogers Dry Lake → United States Air Force Test Pilot School →	locatedIn
Lancaster, California → Mojave Air and Space Port → Mojave Air and Space Port → Palmdale, California → Rosamond, California →	near
412th Maintenance Group → 412th Mission Support Group → 412th Operations Group ("Edwards Air Force Base flight test ranges") → 412th Test Wing → Air Force Test Center →	operatesAt
412th Medical Group ("Edwards Air Force Base, California") → 412th Mission Support Group ("Edwards Air Force Base, California") → Center of the Aerospace Testing Universe ("Edwards Air Force Base, California") → Flight Test Engineer Course →	location
East Kern County → Mojave Desert → Mojave Desert ("Rogers Dry Lake") →	contains
Boeing X-45 → Northrop X-4 Bantam ("Muroc Army Air Field") → Northrop X-4 Bantam →	firstFlightLocation
Glamorous Glennis ("Muroc Army Air Field") → Glamorous Glennis →	associatedLocation
Center of the Aerospace Testing Universe → Rogers Dry Lake →	associatedWith
Yeager: An Autobiography ("Muroc Army Air Field") → Yeager: An Autobiography →	setting
Mojave, California →	adjacentTo
White Sands Space Harbor →	alternativeTo
412th Medical Group →	associatedInstallation
Air Force Test Center →	basedAt
Kern County →	containsMilitaryInstallation
Rutan Voyager →	firstFlightAroundWorldLandingAirport
Rutan Voyager →	firstFlightAroundWorldTakeoffAirport
Space Shuttle Columbia →	firstFlightLandingSite
Rosamond, California ("Edwards Air Force Base test ranges") →	hasNearbyFacility
East Kern County →	hasNotableFacility
Air Force Test Center ("Edwards Air Force Base, California") →	headquartersLocation
STS-31 ("Edwards Air Force Base, California") →	landingLocation
Space Shuttle orbiter →	landingSites
Palmdale Regional Airport →	locatedNear
Rosamond, California →	nearestMajorMilitaryInstallation
Rogers Dry Lake ("Edwards Air Force Base flight test complex") →	partOf
Rogers Dry Lake ("Edwards Air Force Base main runway complex") →	supportsFacility
412th Test Wing ("Edwards AFB flight test ranges") →	usesInfrastructure
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center →	usesInfrastructureOf