Storage_Location_of_Airliners,_Mojave.2.jpg The Mojave Spaceport , also known as the Mojave Airport and Civilian Aerospace Test Center, is the first facility to be licensed in the United States for horizontal launches of reusable spacecraft. It was certified as a spaceport by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 17, 2004. It is favored for these purpose as, due to its proximity to the Edwards Air Force Base, the airspace is restricted from ground level to an unlimited height. The facility is located in Mojave, California, at an elevation of 2,791 feet. However only the SpaceShipOne craft has attained sub-orbital altitude, reaching the edge of space (100km). The Mojave spaceport address is 1434 Flight Line Mojave, CA 93501.

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. Not all the aircraft are in need of repair and some are only being stored for a short time.

Mojave Spaceport has been a test site for several teams in the Ansari X Prize. Most notably SpaceShipOne. The "spacecraft" performed the first privately-funded human sub-orbital flight on June 21 2004. Other groups based at the Mojave Spaceport include XCOR Aerospace, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Interorbital Systems, and the now-defunct Rotary Rocket.

Movie/Television location credits

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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
• Flight Plan
• Hot Shots
• MacArthur
• The Rookie
• Spartan
• Speed (Specifically, the exploding airliner)
• S.W.A.T.
• Thirteen Days
• Tuskegee Airmen
• Waterworld

TV Show credits include:

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

External links

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• Mojave Airport Civilian Flight Test Center
• Encyclopedia Astronautica entry.
• Alan's Mojave Airport photo weblog
• Airliners.net Mojave airport photos

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