The Mojave Spaceport (IATA: MHV, ICAO: KMHV) , also known as the Mojave Airport and Civilian Aerospace Test Center, is located in Mojave, California, at an elevation of 2,791 feet. It is the first facility to be licensed in the United States for horizontal launches of reusable spacecraft, being certified as a spaceport by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 17, 2004. It is the only spaceport from which there have been the privately-funded human spaceflights. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Kern County is a county located in the southern Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. ... Mojave is a town located in Kern County, California. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... Asphalt is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits. ... Concrete being poured, raked and vibrated into place in residential construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 390 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (806 × 1237 pixel, file size: 30 KB, MIME type: image/gif) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Mojave is a town located in Kern County, California. ... A spaceport is a site for launching spacecraft, by analogy with airport for aircraft. ... “FAA” redirects here. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edward White on a spacewalk during the Gemini 4 mission. ...

Activities

Besides being a general-use public airport, Mojave has three main areas of activity, flight testing, space industry development, and aircraft heavy maintenance and storage.

Flight testing

Flight testing activities have been centered at Mojave since the early 1970s, due to the lack of populated areas surrounding the airport. It is also favored for this purpose due to its proximity to the Edwards Air Force Base, where the airspace is restricted from ground level to an unlimited height, and where there is a supersonic corridor. Mojave is also the home of the National Test Pilot School Edwards Air Force Base (IATA: EDW, ICAO: KEDW) is a United States Air Force airbase located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley, 7 miles (11 km) due east of Rosamond. ... The National Test Pilot School (NTPS) is one of two civilian-operated test pilot schools in the world (the other being the Empire Test Pilots School). ...

Space industry development

Beginning with the Rotary Rocket program, Mojave became a focus for small companies seeking a place to develop space access technologies. Mojave Spaceport has been a test site for several teams in the Ansari X Prize, most notably SpaceShipOne, which conducted the first privately funded human sub-orbital flight on June 21, 2004. Other groups based at the Mojave Spaceport include XCOR Aerospace, Masten Space Systems, Orbital Sciences Corporation, and Interorbital Systems. The Roton was a launch vehicle design for a cone-shaped single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) fully reusable manned spacecraft. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... XCOR Aerospace is a private rocket engine and spaceflight development company based in Mojave, California at the Mojave Spaceport. ... Masten Space Systems is an aerospace startup company in Santa Clara, California that is developing a line of Vertical Take-Off and Landing(VTOL) spacecraft that will eventually include manned orbital flight. ... Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC, though commonly abbreviated as Orbital) is a Dulles, Virginia company which specializes in satellite launch and manufacture. ... Interorbital Systems Corporation (IOS) is an American aerospace company based out of Mojave, California. ...

Mojave Airport, storage location for commercial airliners.

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Aircraft heavy maintenance and storage

The Mojave airport is also known as a storage location for commercial airliners. Numerous large Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Lockheed, and Airbus aircraft owned by major airlines are stored at Mojave. Some aircraft reach the end of their useful lifetime and are scrapped at Mojave, while others are refurbished and returned to active service. The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is a major aerospace and defense corporation, originally founded by William Boeing. ... DC-10, retired from American Airlines fleet at gate McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. ... Lockheed/BAE/Northrop F-35 Lockheed Trident missile C-130 Hercules; in production since the 1950s, now as the C-130J Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is an aerospace manufacturer formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. ... Airbus S.A.S. is the aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS N.V., a pan-European aerospace concern. ...

History

The Mojave Airport was first opened in 1935 as a small, rural airfield serving the local gold and silver mining industry.

In July, 1942, the U.S. Marine Corps took over the field and vastly expanded it as the Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station (MCAAS) Mojave. Many of the Corps' WWII aces received their gunnery training at Mojave. With the end of WWII, MCAAS was disestablished in 1946, and became instead a U.S. Navy airfield. At the end of 1953, the USMC reopened MCAAS Mojave as an auxiliary field to MCAS El Toro. United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Marine Corps Air Station El Toro was a United States Marine Corps Air Station located near Irvine, California at . ...

In 1961, after the USMC transferred operations to MCAS El Centro, Kern County obtained title to the airport. In February, 1972, the East Kern Airport District was formed to administer the airport; EKAD maintains the airport to this day. Naval Air Facility El Centro (IATA: NJK, ICAO: KNJK), also known as NAF El Centro, is a military airport located six miles (10 km) northwest of El Centro, in Imperial County, California, USA. // The facility was commissioned on May 1, 1946, as a Naval Air Station. ... Kern County is a county located in the southern Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. ...

First flights and significant events

Aerial photo courtesy of NASA World Wind.

• July 1, 1942 - Construction begins on Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station at Mojave.^[1]
• July 31, 1944 - USMC Capt. Edward Shaw, a decorated WWII ace, was killed while test-flying an F-8U Corsair^[2][3]
• February 7, 1946 - MCAAS disestablished.^[1]
• December 31, 1953 - MCAAS Mojave re-established.^[1]
• May 21, 1975 - First flight of the Rutan VariEze
• June 30, 1978 - First flight of the Rutan Defiant
• June 12, 1979 - First flight of the prototype of the Rutan Long-EZ
• April 3, 1980 - First prototype Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed in the Mojave desert, killing one of the pilots; flight test program was operating from Mojave at the time.
• September 25, 1981 - National Test Pilot School opens
• August 23, 1983 - First flight of the Boeing Skyfox
• August 29, 1983 - First flight of Beech/Scaled Composites Model 115 Starship
• January 7, 1986 - Voyager homecoming, after round-the-world record flight.^[4]
• July 12, 1988 - First flight of the Scaled Composites Triumph
• February 19, 1990 - First flight of the Scaled Composites ARES
• July 26, 1998 - First flight of the Scaled Composites Proteus
• March 1, 1999 - Rollout of the Rotary Rocket Roton ATV.
• July 28, 1999 - First flight of the Roton ATV.
• October 12, 1999 - third, final and longest flight of Roton ATV.
• October 8, 2000 - First firing of an XCOR Aerospace LOX-powered rocket engine.^[5]
• July 21, 2001 - First flight of the XCOR EZ-Rocket, flown by Dick Rutan (single-engine configuration).^[5]
• October 6, 2001 - First flight of a twin engine rocket plane, again the XCOR EZ-rocket.^[5]
• May 31, 2002 - First flight of the Toyota TAA-1, built by Scaled Composites.^[6]
• July 24, 2002 - First touch-and-go of a rocket powered aircraft, the XCOR EZ-Rocket (world record).^[5]
• August 1, 2002 - First flight of Scaled Composites White Knight
• September 18, 2002 - First flight of world's largest jet engine, GE90-115B on GE's Boeing 747 testbed aircraft.^[6]
• May 20, 2003 - First captive flight, unmanned, of SpaceShipOne
• July 29, 2003 - First manned captive flight of SpaceShipOne
• August 7, 2003 - First free-flight of SpaceShipOne
• December 17, 2003 - First powered flight of SpaceShipOne, on 100th anniversary of powered flight by the Wright Brothers.
• March 5, 2004 - First flight of the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer^[7]
• June 17, 2004 - Mojave designated a Spaceport by the FAA.
• June 21, 2004 - SpaceShipOne flight 15P, the first spaceflight of SpaceShipOne.
• September 29, 2004 - First Ansari X Prize flight of SpaceShipOne.
• October 4, 2004 - X-Prize-winning flight of SpaceShipOne.
• June 21, 2005 - First captive flight of Boeing X-37 under Scaled Composites White Knight
• December 3, 2005 - First departure of a rocket-powered aircraft on a point-to-point flight (XCOR EZ-Rocket, departed MHV for California City, flown by Dick Rutan).^[8]
• December 15, 2005 - First arrival of a rocket-powered aircraft on a flight originating at another airport (XCOR EZ-Rocket return flight from California City, piloted by Rick Searfoss).^[8]
• April 7, 2006 - First free flight of Boeing X-37 (take-off from Mojave, landing at Edwards)
• January 23, 2007 - First flight of the Lockheed CATBird
• July 26, 2007 - Explosion with at least three fatalities at Scaled Composites facility.^[9]

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Notable flight test programs to use the Civilian Aerospace Test Center

• Boeing X-37
• Eclipse 500 (crosswind landing data)
• General Electric CF34
• General Electric GE90
• Lockheed CATBird (post modification and systems flight test)
• Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor (crosswind landing data)
• Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel
• McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30^[10]
• Air Tractor 401 modified with an Orenda Aerospace OE600 engine (certification flight test program}^[11]
• Rotary Rocket
• Scaled Composites White Knight and SpaceShipOne
• Sino Swearingen SJ30-2 (envelope expansion, flutter, stability & control)^[12]
• Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer
• Adaptive Compliant Wing developed by FlexSys Inc flight tested on White Knight.^[13][14]

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Notable pilots and engineers based at Mojave

• Brian Binnie
• Fitzhugh L. Fulton
• Mike Melvill
• Burt Rutan
• Dick Rutan
• Richard A. Searfoss
• Doug Shane
• Peter Siebold

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Movie/television location credits

Due to the Mojave Spaceport's unique location and facilities, a number of movies, TV shows and commercials have been filmed on location here. The Airport Administration actively promotes the facility as a set. The airport has facilities dedicated for filming, a large supply of aircraft to use as props and two large film pads that can be flooded for water scenes. Action movies and car commercials make up the bulk of the filming at the airport.

Movie credits include:

• Die Hard 2
• Dragnet
• Executive Decision
• Flags of Our Fathers
• Flightplan
• Hot Shots
• MacArthur
• Mojave Magic: A Turtle's Eye View of SpaceShipOne
• The Rookie
• Spartan
• Speed (Specifically, the exploding airliner)
• S.W.A.T.
• Thirteen Days
• Tuskegee Airmen
• Waterworld

TV Show credits include: Die Hard 2, sometimes marketed under the title Die Hard 2: Die Harder, is a 1990 film, the second in the Die Hard series. ... Dragnet is a 1987 film starring Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Christopher Plummer, Dabney Coleman, Harry Morgan, and Alexandra Paul. ... Executive Decision is a 1996 action film released on Friday, March 15, 1996. ... Flags of Our Fathers (2000) is the New York Times-bestselling book by James Bradley with Ron Powers about the five United States Marines and one United States Navy Corpsman (Medic) who would eventually be made famous by Joe Rosenthals lauded photograph of the flag raising at Iwo Jima... Flightplan is a 2005 action/mystery film directed by Robert Schwentke and starring Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Erika Christensen and Sean Bean. ... Hot Shots! is a 1991 comedy spoof which starred Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Jon Cryer, Kevin Dunn and Bill Irwin. ... MacArthur is a film made in 1981 based on the William Manchester biography of Gen. ... The Rookie is a 1990 action thriller film, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. ... Spartan film poster Spartan is an action-adventure/political thriller film written and directed by David Mamet. ... Speed is a 1994 action film directed by Jan de Bont, starring Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper, Joe Morton and Jeff Daniels. ... S.W.A.T. is a 2003 action crime movie and is a take on the television series of the same name. ... DVD cover Thirteen Days (2000) is a film is about the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. ... Pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group, Tuskegee Airmen, the elite, all-African American 332nd Fighter Group at Ramitelli, Italy. ... This article is about the 1995 sci-fi film. ...

• Alias
• Boom
• Fear Factor
• JAG
• Man vs. Beast
• MythBusters
• The Rebel Billionaire
• S Club 7
• The Stand
• Stunt Junkies
• 24

Alias is an American Spy-fi television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006, spanning five seasons. ... The fear factor in occupational terminology refers to the increased per-worker productivity resulting from the threat of impending layoffs. ... JAG (the American Military acronym for Judge Advocate General) is a popular American adventure and drama television show, that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television. ... Man vs. ... MythBusters is an American popular science television program on the Discovery Channel starring special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who use basic elements of the scientific method to test the validity of various rumors and urban legends in popular culture. ... The Rebel Billionaire: Bransons Quest for the Best was a reality show for Fox Broadcasting Companys fall 2004 season. ... S Club 7 (later re-named S Club after the departure of Paul Cattermole from the band) were an English pop group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, who rose to fame via their own BBC television programme. ... The Stand is a post-apocalyptic horror novel by Stephen King originally published in 1978. ... Stunt Junkies is a Discovery Channel show that shows a perfesional athlete performing a dangerous stunt. ... 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and produced by Imagine Television. ...

References

Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official site.
• Encyclopedia Astronautica entry.
• Mojave Transportation Museum's Virtual Museum web site
• Alan's Mojave Airport photo weblog
• Listing of aircraft wrecks in the Mojave area, including many from WWII
• Airliners.net Mojave airport photos
• FAA Airport Master Record for MHV (Form 5010 PDF)
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF)
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KMHV
  • ASN accident history for MHV
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMHV

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