California City is a city incorporated in 1965 in the northern Antelope Valley in Kern County, California. The population was 14,120 at the 2010 census.
Population: 14,120
Latitude: 35° 07' 32.88" N
Longitude: -117° 59' 9.24" W
Rotary Rocket Company was a rocketry company that developed the Roton concept in the late 1990s as a fully reusable single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) manned spacecraft. The design was initially conceived by Gary Hudson, who formed the company to commerci…
The Mojave Air and Space Port (IATA: MHV, ICAO: KMHV), also known as the Civilian Aerospace Test Centre, is located in Mojave, California, at an elevation of 2,791 feet (851 m).
Scaled Composites (often abbreviated as Scaled) is an American aerospace company founded by Burt Rutan and currently owned by Northrop Grumman that is located at the Mojave Spaceport, Mojave, California, United States. Prior to acquisition by Northr…
Mojave (formerly, Mohave) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Mojave is located 50 miles (80 km) east of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2762 feet (842 m).
The Douglas C-133 Cargomaster was a large cargo aircraft built between 1956 and 1961 by the Douglas Aircraft Company for use with the United States Air Force. The C-133 was the USAF's only production turboprop-powered strategic airlifter, entering s…
The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (USAF TPS) is the Air Force's advanced flight training school that trains experimental test pilots, flight test engineers, and flight test navigators to carry out tests and evaluations of new aerospace weapon sys…
The Armstrong Flight Research Center, located inside Edwards Air Force Base, is an aeronautical research center operated by NASA. It was originally named in honor of Hugh L. Dryden, a prominent aeronautical engineer who at the time of his death in 1…
The National Test Pilot School (NTPS) is the only civilian test pilot school in the United States, located in Mojave, California. It is organized as a not-for-profit educational institute under California state law and is governed by a Board of Trus…
Honda Proving Center of California (HPCC) is a test track established in 1990, and used primarily for testing Honda and Acura automobiles. Motorcycles are also tested there. HPCC is located near Cantil, California, in Kern County. Security is tight,…
North Edwards (formerly, Edgemont Acres and North Muroc) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. North Edwards is located about 7.2 miles (11.6 km) north-east of Edwards Air Force Base, at an elevation of 2293 f…
KTPI (1340 AM, "Magic 1340") is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Standards/MOR format. Licensed to Mojave, California, USA, the station serves the Antelope Valley area.
KGBB (103.9 FM, "Bob FM") is a radio station licensed to Edwards, California, broadcasting to the Antelope Valley area on 103.9 MHz FM.
KMVE (106.9 FM "Classic Top 40 106.9") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to California City, California, USA, it broadcasts from Palmdale and serves the Antelope Valley area.
California City Municipal Airport (FAA LID: L71) is two miles northwest of California City, in the Fremont Valley of Kern County, California.
KCEL (96.1 FM "Radio Lazor 96.1") is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Mojave, California, USA, it broadcasts from Palmdale and serves the Antelope Valley area.
The Fremont Valley is a valley located in the western Mojave Desert of California.
Cache Creek is a arroyo (dry wash) in the western Tehachapi Pass and Mojave Desert areas of Kern County, southern California.
Wonder Acres is a settlement in the western Mojave Desert, within eastern Kern County, southern California.