Video Press Kit - Mojave Air and Space Port
Recorded July 2008, released June 2009.
Video extras from Mojave Air and Space Port 2008. Additional comments from Stuart Witt, General Manager; Burt Rutan, CTO and founder, Scaled Composites; Dick Rutan, Board of Directors. Aerials, B Roll. National Test Pilot School aircraft. Burt Rutan and Peter Siebold, Scaled Composites Test Pilot, in SpaceShipTwo simulator.
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HIgh resolution video available on request. Press inquiries and location scouts, contact Debbie Roth debbie@mojaveairport.com
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Vice President Mike Pence visits Mojave Air and Space Port
The Mojave Air and Space Port was filled with law enforcement and secret service members as preparation began for the arrival of Vice President Mike Pence, Second Lady Karen Pence and Bakersfield Congressman and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. The group landed in Mojave around 2 p.m. and made their way into the building for a brief overview of what they would see on the tour. The vice president didn't speak to the press very much on this stop, but did give some remarks during the overview. He said Mojave Air and Space Port was very much a part of the infrastructure of American space exploration. We thank you for the contribution that Mojave air and space port contributes to American leadership in space and look forward to a very engaging day and a great partnership for many years to come. Vice President Pence said.
Executive Inn Mojave - Mojave (California) - United States
Executive Inn Mojave hotel city: Mojave (California) - Country: United States
Address: 2201 State Highway 58; zip code: CA 93501
Executive Inn Mojave is situated 1.4 miles from Mojave Air and Space Port. It features guest laundry facilities, an outdoor swimming pool and free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel.
-- L'Executive Inn Mojave est situé 2,2 km du Mojave Air and Space Port. Il dispose d'une blanchisserie, d'une piscine extérieure et d'une connexion Wi-Fi gratuite dans l'ensemble des locaux.
-- El Executive Inn Mojave se encuentra a 2,2 km del aeropuerto y base espacial de Mojave y ofrece servicio de lavandería, una piscina al aire libre y conexión Wi-Fi gratuita en todo el establecimiento.
-- Das nur 2,3 km vom Mojave Air and Space Port entfernte Executive Inn Mojave bietet Ihnen Wäschemöglichkeiten, einen Außenpool und im gesamten Hotel verfügbares, kostenloses WLAN.
-- Executive Inn Mojave酒店距离莫哈韦航空航天港有1.4英里，提供洗衣设施、一个室外游泳池和整个酒店的免费无线网络连接。 Mojave’s Executive Inn酒店的所有客房都设有平面电视和熨烫设备。 每间客房还设有带吹风机的连接浴室 客房内的自炊式设施包括微波炉、冰箱和咖啡机。Executive Inn Mojave酒店距离Taco Bell钟和China Bowl Chinese仅有几分钟的步行路程。 ...
-- Представительская гостиница Mojave находится в 2,2 км от аэропорта и космодрома Мохаве. Ее гости могут поплавать в открытом бассейне и воспользоваться услугами прачечной и бесплатным Wi-Fi на всей территории гостиницы.
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Vice President Mike Pence expected to visit Mojave Air and Space Port Tuesday
The Mojave Air and Space Port was filled with law enforcement and secret service members as preparation began for the arrival of Vice President Mike Pence, Second Lady Karen Pence and Bakersfield Congressman and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. The group landed in Mojave around 2 p.m. and made their way into the building for a brief overview of what they would see on the tour. The vice president didn't speak to the press very much on this stop, but did give some remarks during the overview. He said Mojave Air and Space Port was very much a part of the infrastructure of American space exploration. We thank you for the contribution that Mojave air and space port contributes to American leadership in space and look forward to a very engaging day and a great partnership for many years to come. Vice President Pence said.
Scenes From Airplane Graveyard, Mojave, California
Mojave Air & Space Port | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:00:45 1 History
00:05:54 2 Activities
00:06:18 2.1 Air racing
00:09:33 2.2 Flight testing
00:10:16 2.3 Space industry development
00:11:27 2.4 Aircraft heavy maintenance, storage and event center
00:12:33 3 First flights and significant events
00:21:21 4 Civilian Aerospace Test Center test programs
00:22:43 5 World records set
00:29:51 6 Notable pilots, engineers and other people
00:30:57 7 Accidents and incidents
00:32:03 8 See also
00:32:17 9 Notes
00:32:27 10 External links
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The Mojave Air and Space Port (IATA: MHV, ICAO: KMHV), also known as the Civilian Aerospace Test Center, is in Mojave, California, at an elevation of 2,801 feet (854 m). 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. The facility covers 2,998 acres (1,213 ha) and has three runways.
A flight over the Airplane Graveyard at Mojave Airport in California
The dry Mojave desert climate makes Mojave Air and Space Port an ideal location for aircraft storage. Numerous Lockheed, Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and Airbus aircraft that where once owned by major airlines are stored at this airport. Most aircraft that arrive at Mojave Airport will be scrapped, will some are being refurbished and returned to service.
With it's large supply of aircraft to use as props, the airport is used for filming action movies and commercials on a regular base.
This video is a composition of about 120 photos that where taken from a Cessna 172 while flying overhead Mojave Airport on November 3, 2012.
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This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:00:48 1 History
00:06:31 2 Activities
00:06:55 2.1 Air racing
00:10:30 2.2 Flight testing
00:11:15 2.3 Space industry development
00:12:31 2.4 Aircraft heavy maintenance, storage and event center
00:13:44 3 First flights and significant events
00:23:01 4 Civilian Aerospace Test Center test programs
00:24:30 5 World records set
00:32:22 6 Notable pilots, engineers and other people
00:33:31 7 Accidents and incidents
00:34:44 8 See also
00:34:58 9 Notes
00:35:07 10 External links
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio:
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Speaking Rate: 0.7802968682874097
Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-C
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
The Mojave Air and Space Port (IATA: MHV, ICAO: KMHV), also known as the Civilian Aerospace Test Center, is in Mojave, California, at an elevation of 2,801 feet (854 m). 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. The facility covers 2,998 acres (1,213 ha) and has three runways.
Mojave Air & Space Port - Man In The Arena
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Mojave Airport & Spaceport | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:00:47 1 History
00:06:24 2 Activities
00:06:48 2.1 Air racing
00:10:17 2.2 Flight testing
00:11:01 2.3 Space industry development
00:12:16 2.4 Aircraft heavy maintenance, storage and event center
00:13:27 3 First flights and significant events
00:22:42 4 Civilian Aerospace Test Center test programs
00:24:09 5 World records set
00:31:45 6 Notable pilots, engineers and other people
00:32:53 7 Accidents and incidents
00:34:04 8 See also
00:34:18 9 Notes
00:34:27 10 External links
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio:
Other Wikipedia audio articles at:
Upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
Speaking Rate: 0.787597511854198
Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-E
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
The Mojave Air and Space Port (IATA: MHV, ICAO: KMHV), also known as the Civilian Aerospace Test Center, is in Mojave, California, at an elevation of 2,801 feet (854 m). 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. The facility covers 2,998 acres (1,213 ha) and has three runways.
AVBOT to get update on Mojave Air & Space Port With Stu Witt
Stuart O. Witt, General Manager of Mojave Air and Space Port, and recipient of the Antelope Valley Board of Trade's 2013 Navigating Change Award, will provide an update on groundbreaking projects and programs underway in Mojave at the Tuesday, May 28 Business Briefing luncheon.
The 11:30 a.m. luncheon meeting in the Hellenic Center in Lancaster is presented by the AVBOT AEROCOMM (Aerospace, Defense Industry and Base Support) Committee, chaired by Al Hoffman. Call the AVBOT office at 661-942-9581 for reservations.
Mojave Air & Space Port continues to make national and global headlines as Witt's administrative team and the Board of Directors attract cutting edge technology companies and traditional industries to a place where they grow and innovate in a climate of freedom.
Witt was born and raised on Scodie Ranch in Onyx and attended school K-12 in Isabella, graduating in 1970. He is a 1974 graduate of California State University Northridge, and was graduated from the Naval Aviation Schools Command 1976. In 1980 he completed Naval Fighter Weapons School, (TOPGUN), and in 1996 was graduated from the University of Maryland's Center for Creative Leadership.
His military career took him to sea on USS JFK as a carrier based F-14 Tomcat pilot. He was also an FA-18A Hornet project pilot at the Naval Air Warfare Center at China Lake, CA.
Between 1985 and 1993 Stu served as an Engineering Test Pilot on the B-1B, F-16C and F-23 with Westinghouse Electric Corp. From 1993-2002 he served as Executive Vice President of CTA Inc., where he directed engineering projects from Lower Manhattan to Oahu. Bottom line, Stuart Witt is a 43 year veteran of the aerospace industry and continues to be a forward leaning force for commercial space.
For the past 11 years he has been directing the expansion efforts of the Mojave Air and Space Port. In 2004 Mojave was designated the nation's first inland spaceport and played host to the world as Scaled Composites qualified and won the $10 million Ansari XPrize, giving birth to the commercial manned spaceflight industry.
Witt is a founding executive member of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation and currently serves as Board Chairman. Additionally, he is a trustee on the Kern Community College Board. Most recently, Stuart is credited with crafting and actively supporting Governor Brown's signature on new Space Participant Liability reform in California, Assembly Bill 2243.
Stu is married to the former Susan Etoch. The make their home in Ridgecrest, and are the parents of three adult sons.
Mojave Test Flight - The Planetary Post with Robert Picardo
Our PlantVac performed well in its test flight on the Xodiac rocket in the Mojave desert, but first Robert takes us to D.C. for the first Planetary Science Caucus event.
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Mojave Air & Space Port Newsletter January 2012
News and Commentary from Stuart O. Witt, CEO and General Manager
2011 was a transformational year here in Mojave. The first privately funded, purpose-built facility to build spaceships was completed in Mojave. That's a big deal.
Next door the announcement that Paul G. Allen and Stratolaunch will now be constructing two facilities to construct a carrier aircraft, as a critical component of a new space system, will also be built in 2012. So our Taxiway B project, which was designed 11 years ago and constructed seven years ago, now has two showcase tenants. We're very pleased to have them in Mojave and appreciate their business.
Produced by Mojave Air & Space Port, with additional video courtesy Virgin Galactic, Stratolaunch Systems, XCOR Aerospace, Masten Space Systems, Mojave Aerospace Ventures, Scaled Composites, Vulcan Inc, NASA. Flying by Dick Rutan.
Mojave Flight HD1080
Flight over Mojave desert in a twin engine private plane, views of Catalina and San Clemente Islands, and the Salton Sea and Sea of Cortez. Special surprise at the end. The camera is a Sony ax53, with night shot capability and I place a IR950 nm filter in front of the lens to film during day light in infrared.
Mojave spaceport | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:00:46 1 History
00:06:04 2 Activities
00:06:28 2.1 Air racing
00:09:48 2.2 Flight testing
00:10:32 2.3 Space industry development
00:11:45 2.4 Aircraft heavy maintenance, storage and event center
00:12:54 3 First flights and significant events
00:21:46 4 Civilian Aerospace Test Center test programs
00:23:08 5 World records set
00:30:21 6 Notable pilots, engineers and other people
00:31:28 7 Accidents and incidents
00:32:36 8 See also
00:32:50 9 Notes
00:32:59 10 External links
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio:
Other Wikipedia audio articles at:
Upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
Speaking Rate: 0.8432951141293823
Voice name: en-GB-Wavenet-D
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
The Mojave Air and Space Port (IATA: MHV, ICAO: KMHV), also known as the Civilian Aerospace Test Center, is in Mojave, California, at an elevation of 2,801 feet (854 m). 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. The facility covers 2,998 acres (1,213 ha) and has three runways.
The Talking Ed - Mojave Air & Space Port
Welcome to another High Desert edition of The Talking Ed, a video postcard series launched from Washington, DC by Southern California native Edward Headington. Ed is in Mojave for an Aerospace & Defense hearing. Find out who was there as well as great places to eat and find a belt buckle. Stay tuned for upcoming editions from different locations throughout the year on a host of issues large and small.
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AVBOT to get update on Mojave Air & Space Port
Stuart O. Witt, General Manager of Mojave Air and Space Port, and recipient of the Antelope Valley Board of Trade's 2013 Navigating Change Award, will provide an update on groundbreaking projects and programs underway in Mojave at the Tuesday, May 28 Business Briefing luncheon.
The 11:30 a.m. luncheon meeting in the Hellenic Center in Lancaster is presented by the AVBOT AEROCOMM (Aerospace, Defense Industry and Base Support) Committee, chaired by Al Hoffman. Call the AVBOT office at 661-942-9581 for reservations.
Mojave Air & Space Port continues to make national and global headlines as Witt's administrative team and the Board of Directors attract cutting edge technology companies and traditional industries to a place where they grow and innovate in a climate of freedom.
Witt was born and raised on Scodie Ranch in Onyx and attended school K-12 in Isabella, graduating in 1970. He is a 1974 graduate of California State University Northridge, and was graduated from the Naval Aviation Schools Command 1976. In 1980 he completed Naval Fighter Weapons School, (TOPGUN), and in 1996 was graduated from the University of Maryland's Center for Creative Leadership.
His military career took him to sea on USS JFK as a carrier based F-14 Tomcat pilot. He was also an FA-18A Hornet project pilot at the Naval Air Warfare Center at China Lake, CA.
Between 1985 and 1993 Stu served as an Engineering Test Pilot on the B-1B, F-16C and F-23 with Westinghouse Electric Corp. From 1993-2002 he served as Executive Vice President of CTA Inc., where he directed engineering projects from Lower Manhattan to Oahu. Bottom line, Stuart Witt is a 43 year veteran of the aerospace industry and continues to be a forward leaning force for commercial space.
For the past 11 years he has been directing the expansion efforts of the Mojave Air and Space Port. In 2004 Mojave was designated the nation's first inland spaceport and played host to the world as Scaled Composites qualified and won the $10 million Ansari XPrize, giving birth to the commercial manned spaceflight industry.
Witt is a founding executive member of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation and currently serves as Board Chairman. Additionally, he is a trustee on the Kern Community College Board. Most recently, Stuart is credited with crafting and actively supporting Governor Brown's signature on new Space Participant Liability reform in California, Assembly Bill 2243.
Stu is married to the former Susan Etoch. The make their home in Ridgecrest, and are the parents of three adult sons.
(SP04 EP01) CA 58 West, Mojave to Bakersfield
This is a ride along CA 58 West in San Bernardino County and Kern County, from Mojave to Bakersfield. It starts at the Mojave turnoff, passes through Tehachapi and the southern portion of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, descending into the Central Valley and ends shy of CA 99 in Bakersfield.
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CA-58, East, Leaving Bakersfield ft. Tehachapi Pass and Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm (American Roads):
VSS Enterprise First Flight - Virgin Galactic Spaceship
Courtesy: Virgin Galactic
VSS Enterprise achieves manned free flight from over 45,000 ft (13,700 metres) and successfully glides in 11 minutes to land at Mojave Air and Spaceport
10th October 2010, Mojave, CA. Virgin Galactic, the US company developing the world's first commercial manned space flight system and tourism business, is delighted to announce the successful completion today of the first piloted free flight of SpaceShipTwo, named the VSS Enterprise. The spaceship was released from its mothership at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13,700 metres).
During its first flight the spaceship was piloted by Pete Siebold, assisted by Mike Alsbury as co-pilot. The two main goals of the flight were to carry out a clean release of the spaceship from its mothership and for the pilots to free fly and glide back and land at Mojave Air and Space Port in California.
Other detailed objectives of the flight were successfully completed, including; verification that all systems worked prior and following the clean release of Enterprise; initial evaluation of handling and stall characteristics; qualitative evaluation of stability and control of SS2 against predictions from design and simulation work; verification of performance by evaluating the lift-to-drag ratio of the spaceship during glide flight; practice a landing approach at altitude and finally descend and land.
Preparations for the milestone flight were extensive. The WhiteKnightTwo mothership (Eve) flew 40 times including 4 captive carry flights of spaceship and mothership mated together. The most recent captive carry was on Sept 30th. The most recent solo flight was on October 5th and demonstrated that all the systems required for a free flight by the VSS Enterprise were functioning correctly without any safety issues. Commenting on the successful flight Scaled Composites pilot, Pete Siebold, said The VSS Enterprise was a real joy to fly, especially when one considers the fact that the vehicle has been designed not only to be a Mach 3.5 spaceship capable of going into space but also one of the worlds highest altitude gliders.
Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group, who was present during the first successful flight, added This was one of the most exciting days in the whole history of Virgin. For the first time since we seriously began the project in 2004, I watched the world's first manned commercial spaceship landing on the runway at Mojave Air and Space Port and it was a great moment. Now, the sky is no longer the limit and we will begin the process of pushing beyond to the final frontier of space itself over the next year.
Virgin Galactic is now well on the way to becoming the world's first commercial space line with 370 customer deposits totalling $50 million. Future commercial operations will be at Spaceport America in New Mexico where final preparations are taking place for a finished runway inauguration ceremony on Friday 22nd October 2010. National Geographic channel in the United States will be showing a documentary on the build up and preparation for the first flight of VSS Enterprise on Monday, 18 October at 10.00pm ET/PT.
George Whitesides, CEO of Virgin Galactic who was also present at the historic flight, added To see the world's first manned commercial spaceship landing on a runway is a sight I always dreamed I would behold. Now, our challenge going forward will be to complete our experimental program, obtain our FAA licence and safely bring the system into service at Spaceport America, New Mexico.
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Senate Select Committee Hearing at Mojave Spaceport - Oct. 29, 2013
The California Senate Select Committee on Defense and Aerospace, chaired by Senator Steve Knight (R-Antelope Valley) including Senator Jean Fuller (R-Bakersfield), held an Information Hearing at the Mojave Air and Space Port to discuss California’s storied past and what the future holds for the aerospace and defense industries.
The hearing took place on October 29, 2013 from 10:30am to 12:30pm at the Mojave Air and Space Port, Hangar 70.
Industry leaders gave their perspective on what has and what would contribute to the state’s global competitiveness.
Topics discussed included commercial space exploration and tourism; unmanned aerial vehicles and UAS test sites; California’s past and future in aerospace development; and opportunities and threats in California.
Panelists:
Stu Witt, General Manager of Mojave Air & Space Port;
Bruce Pittman, Chairman of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Commercial Space Group;
Sandy Magnus, Executive Director of AIAA;
Kent Burns, Program Manager at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics;
Melissa Dalton, Integrated Communications Manager of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics;
David McBride, Director of NASA Dryden Research Center;
Dr. David Smith, Installation Support Director of 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB; and
Darrell Huntley, Vice President of Satellite Development Center at Boeing Network and Space Systems.
The event was free and open to the public.