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Edwards Air Force Base |
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Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. The base houses the Air Force Flight Test Center, which researches and develops aerospace weapons and rocket-propulsion systems, and the National Aeronautical and Space Administration's Flight Research Center. The base is also the proving ground for military aircraft. It has been the landing point for a number of space shuttle missions; on Sept. 5, 1983, the Challenger made the first nighttime landing of a spacecraft there. |
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Ah Sing was appointed to the board in September 2005 to fill one of the two Edwards Air Force Base seats, but he is moving off the base and resigned effective Tuesday. Federal Sector-Defense Group, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Edwards Air Force Base covers more than 300,000 acres in Southern California, and is one of the largest Air Force Bases in the United States. |
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