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NEWS ABOUT: Mojave Desert

Mojave Desert stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - The Army plans to evict more than 1,000 endangered desert tortoises to expand a tank training ground in the Mojave Desert, the Los Angeles Times reports. Conservationists warn that the last effort to shift the tortoises proved disastrous: Many were wiped out by predators, and others traveled up... More »

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endangered species • California • Fort Irwin • US military • wildlife • US Army • Mojave Desert • Bureau of Land Management • tortoise

 Air Force Pilot Killed 
 in Mojave Desert Crash 

Crewman injured after jet crashes during training mission

May 22, 09 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A military pilot was killed when his jet crashed in the Mojave Desert north of California's Edwards Air Force Base yesterday, the AP reports. Military officials said the T-38 Talon was on a training flight. The navigator ejected and is in stable condition in hospital. The crash, still under investigation,... More »

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Edwards AFB • plane crash • Mojave Desert • pilot • US Air Force • training flight

(Newser) - An Air Force F-22 fighter jet has crashed in the California desert near Edwards Air Force Base, the Los Angeles Times reports. The $140 million aircraft was on a training mission when it crashed this morning, and the fate of the pilot is unknown. The F-22, a supersonic stealth jet,... More »

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California • Edwards AFB • Mojave Desert • F-22 fighter jet

3 Dead in Space Center Blast

Jul 27, 07 5:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A third person has died from injuries suffered in an explosion at a Mojave Desert airport where part of billionaire Richard Branson's private space program is being developed, AP reports. The blast occurred during testing of a nitrous oxide propellant system for a space tourism vehicle. Three people were hospitalized,... More »

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Richard Branson • Virgin Galactic • explosion • Mojave Air and Space Port • Mojave Desert • SpaceShipTwo • Scaled Composites • Burt Rutan • SpaceShipOne

Atlantis Hitches Ride to Florida

Shuttle leaves California
for home, mounted on a 747

Jul 1, 07 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The space shuttle Atlantis set off to return to Florida from its emergency landing site in California today—strapped to a jumbo jet. The Boeing 747 carrying Atlantis departed from the Mojave Desert Air Base and will stop to refuel along its trip at undisclosed locations. It's expected to arrive... More »

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Florida • NASA • California • Boeing • Kennedy Space Center • air base • International Space Station • Mojave Desert • Atlantis Space Shuttle

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