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Why America’s main flight test base looks so unusual

At Edwards Air Force Base, flight testing is less about runways and more about precision control. This video explains why the ...
An F-16D Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the 416th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base had what base officials called a "ground mishap" at about 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to a ...
Minot Air Force Base and Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, have B-52 bombers. ARLINGTON, Va. – A B-52 Stratofortress recently ...
Space shuttle Atlantis landed Sunday at Edwards Air Force Base after rainy weather in Florida precluded a landing at Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle touched down at 8:39 a.m. PT at Edwards, about ...
The Air Force took another step this week toward preparing its newest long-range strategic bomber for its first mission. The second B-21 Raider test aircraft landed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., ...
NASA announced 10 new astronaut candidates for its 24th Astronaut Candidate Class. The candidates were selected from a pool of over 8,000 applicants. The new class will undergo two years of training ...
Last week’s Back-in-the-Saddle Day briefing in the base theater took an unusual turn, with the 412th Test Wing commander ...
The first T-7A Red Hawk arrives at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Nov. 8, 2025. The aircraft’s test campaign is being executed by the T-7A Integrated Test Force, part of the Airpower Foundations ...