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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).
Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: EDW, ICAO: KEDW, FAA LID: EDW) is a United States Air Force installation in California.Most of the base sits in Kern County, but its eastern end is in San Bernardino County and a southern arm is in Los Angeles County.
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.
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 ]
[8] [9] [10] Further efforts led to the opening of a Century Circle outside the west gate in August 2007 made up of six Century Series airplanes and the top of the former Edwards Air Force Base control tower. [11] [12] The museum's longtime chief historian, Dr. Jim Young, retired in 2011. [13]
Rogers Dry Lake is an endorheic desert salt pan in the Mojave Desert of Kern County, California. The lake derives its name from the Anglicization from the Spanish name, Rodriguez Dry Lake . [ 4 ] It is the central part of Edwards Air Force Base as its hard surface provides a natural extension to the paved runways.
Edwards Theatres is an American movie theater brand owned and operated as an in-name-only unit of Cineworld through its Regal Cinemas chain. Originally founded in 1930 by William James Edwards Jr., it operated independently as a major theater chain in the Southern California region until it was consolidated with Regal Cinemas and United Artists Theatres into the Regal Entertainment Group (REG ...
A. G. Edwards, a full-service US securities broker-dealer; Edwards Lifesciences, a manufacturer of cardiovascular disease treatment equipment; Edwards Ltd, vacuum engineering business of Atlas Copco; Edwards Theaters, a movie theatre chain owned by Regal Entertainment Group; ESP Edwards Series, an electric guitar brand produced by the ESP ...