As home to Edwards Air Force Base, Mojave has been the site of many aeronautic milestones, including the first supersonic flight and the first landing of the Space Shuttle. Kern County is also the home of the first inland spaceport in the United States, the Mojave Spaceport. The Mojave Spaceport was the location of the first private spaceflight, the launch of SpaceShipOne on June 21, 2004.
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Just 8 Miles West of Palmdale, the Ritter Ranch area offers views of an unspoiled California landscape. City of Palmdale officials celebrated with executives of SunCal Companies Tuesday, April 5, 2005 in a groundbreaking ceremony that signaled the start of construction of the 18 square mile, 7겨 home masterplanned Ritter Ranch community.
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Bouquet Canyon Reservoir provides water to the Santa Clarita area. Fishing is popular; the stream is regularly stocked with trout.
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A small growing community about 12 miles west of Palmdale, Lake Elizabeth provides comfortable country living set among some of the most beautiful natural terrain in Southern California. Lake Elizabeth's challenging 18 hole golf course is a beautiful shotmaker's course nestled against the Angeles National Forest.
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The California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica, is the state flower. It is not hard to see why. They color hillsides throughout the state for much of the Spring.
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The California Desert offers hundreds of square miles of unspoiled natural beauty for you to explore and enjoy.
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