Edwards AFB News

  • Myths and facts about the vax — debunking common COVID-19 vaccine myths

    The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it. While social media posts and some news outlets may make it harder to keep up with what is fact or

  • 'Naming the Unnamed Conspirator'

    Have you ever questioned the verdict of a sexual assault trial and wondered what evidence was presented before the court? Did you find the story, or facts as related by the media, believable or unbelievable? According to attorney Anne Munch, societal attitudes play a major role in how we judge and

  • NAPA Auto Parts grand opening May 2

    The new NAPA Auto Parts store will hold its grand opening May 2 with a ribbon cutting at 9 a.m.At 10 a.m. there will be a special appearance from NAPA NASCAR driver Will Kozak.There will be food, fun and free giveaways.The new NAPA Auto Parts is currently open at the Desert Mall located at 1100

  • NAPA Auto Parts now open

    NAPA Auto Parts is now open at the Desert Mall located at 1100 Kincheloe Ave., Bldg. 7210. Hours are Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.The store features extended ranges of automotive parts, engine oils and chemicals, tools and accessories. It also offers

  • NASA Airborne radar to study quake faults in Haiti, Dominican Republic

    In response to the disaster in Haiti Jan. 12, NASA has added a series of science overflights of earthquake faults in Haiti and the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola to a previously scheduled three-week airborne radar campaign to Central America.NASA's Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle

  • NASA aircraft flies California Post-Burn imaging mission

    NASA's remotely piloted Predator B, named Ikhana, aircraft equipped with an infrared imaging sensor recently conducted post-burn assessments of two Southern California wildfire sites, the Piute Fire in Kern County and the Station Fire in the Angeles National Forest. The unmanned aircraft completed a

  • NASA Armstrong turns 70

    NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards is wrapping up its observance of the center’s 70th anniversary this month. The celebration began Sept. 30, 2016. September 7, 1947, was the date the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics’ Muroc Flight Test Unit received permanent status from

  • NASA astronaut visits Branch Elementary

    NASA astronaut Mike Fossum answers questions from students at Irving L. Branch Elementary School during a visit to Edwards AFB and NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Feb. 21. Fossum, who served lengthy stays aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer during ISS Expedition 28

  • NASA celebrates new name for Flight Research Center

    NASA celebrated the lives and legacies of Hugh Dryden and Neil Armstrong as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center was dedicated May 13. The center, formerly known as the Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center, will continue to bear the aviation pioneer's name at the Dryden Aeronautical Test