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Edwards (formerly, Muroc and Wherry Housing) is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. [ 1 ] It is located 16 miles (26 km) east-southeast of Mojave , [ 3 ] about 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Lancaster , 15 miles (24 km) east of Rosamond , and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of California City at an elevation of 2,356 feet (718 m).
It is located 5.5 miles (9 km) east-southeast of Castle Butte, [2] near the Clay Mine Road exit off State Highway 58 in Edwards, [3] [4] at an elevation of 2,428 feet (740 m). [1] The US Post Office recognizes the community name in Zip Code 93523, which is shared with Edwards and North Edwards. [5]
Edwards, from Alberta, Canada, became a test pilot in 1943 and spent much of his time at Muroc Army Air Field, on California's high desert, testing wide varieties of experimental prototype aircraft. He died in the crash of a Northrop YB-49 flying wing near Muroc AFB on 5 June 1948. [ 14 ]
North Edwards (formerly, Edgemont Acres and North Muroc) [4] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California. Situated in the Mojave Desert , North Edwards is located about 7.2 miles (11.6 km) north-east of Edwards Air Force Base , [ 6 ] at an elevation of 2,293 feet (699 m). [ 4 ]
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.
On August 7, 2020, J G Contracting of Nipomo, California, received a contract for maintenance, repair, and construction at U.S. Air Force facilities at Plant 42. [5] On August 31, 2021, KAL Architects of Irvine, California, received a five-year contract for architect and engineering services at Plant 42. [6]
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Boron is 65 miles (105 km) north of Palmdale, 85 miles (137 km) east of Bakersfield, and 40 miles (64 km) west of Barstow in the Antelope Valley region of California's Mojave Desert. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 13.82 square miles (35.8 km 2 ), over 99 percent of which is land.