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Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, San Diego Zoo, Sea World, Six Flags, Universal Studios and more! <br>  <p>Amusement and Theme Parks <br>Adventure City <br>Balboa Fun Zone <br>Belmont Park <br>Bonfante Gardens Theme Park <br>Boomers/Camelot/Family Fun Centers <br>Castle Amusement Park <br>Children's Fairyland <br>Disneyland/Disney's California Adventure <br>Fairytale Town <br>Funderland <br>Great America <br>Knott's Berry Farm <br>Legoland <br>Mountasia Family Fun Center <br>Nut Tree Family Park <br>Pacific Park <br>Pharaohs Lost Kingdom <br>Pier 39 <br>Pixie Woods <br>Pixieland Amusement Park <br>Rotary Storyland & Playland <br>Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk <br>Scandia Amusement Park <br>SeaWorld <br>Six Flags Discovery Kingdom <br>Six Flags Magic Mountain <br>Sonoma Traintown <br>Studio Park Hollywood <br>Trees of Mystery <br>Universal Studios Hollywood <br>  <br>  <p>Waterparks <br>Antioch Waterpark <br>Golfland/Sunsplash <br>The Island Waterpark <br>Knotts Soak City USA - Orange County <br>Knotts Soak City USA - Palm Springs <br>Knotts Soak City USA - San Diego <br>Manteca Waterslides <br>Mustang Waterslides <br>Outrageous Waters <br>Raging Waters <br>Sengme Oaks Family WaterPark <br>Six Flags Hurricane Harbor <br>Waterworld <br>Waterworld USA <br>The Wave <br>Wild Rivers <br>Wild Water Adventures <br>  <p>Zoos <br>Aquarium of the Bay <br>Birch Aquarium <br>Cabrillo Marine Aquarium <br>Chaffee Zoological Garden <br>Feline Conservation Center <br>Happy Hollow Zoo <br>The Living Desert <br>Los Angeles Zoo <br>Micke Grove Zoo <br>Monterey Bay Aquarium <br>Oakland Zoo <br>Sacramento Zoo <br>Safari West <br>San Diego Wild Animal Park <br>San Diego Zoo <br>San Francisco Zoo <br>Santa Ana Zoo <br>Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens <br>Sequoia Park Zoo <br>  <br>  <p>California Amusement Parks, Theme Parks, Waterparks, Space Parks & Zoos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USA Index Park Directory Theme Park City The Institute For Theme Park Studies Poster Gallery Other States---Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming---Canada Europe Amusement Parks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br>If you're thinking about booking flight on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShip Two, launching a payload with UP Aerospace or Armadillo Aerospace, or can't wait to watch the Rocket Racing League, you'll be happy to know New Mexico's Spaceport America is two steps closer to becoming a reality and not just a dream. An environmental impact study on the facility was completed and approved, which set the stage for the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) to be able to issue a launch license to the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA). The license is for both vertical and horizontal launches. “These two governmental approvals are the next steps along the road to a fully operational commercial spaceport,” said NMSA Executive Director Steven Landeene. Now, with license in hand, construction can begin on the futuristic-looking spaceport facility. Is the future and potential of commercial/personal spaceflight actually getting closer? <p>Several launches of smaller commercial rockets have already launched from the New Mexico site since April 2007, but now the spaceport can get ready for the "bigger" commercial rockets and commercial spacecraft that will launch the first paying customers in to suborbital space. <p>Landeene said bids will go out in January for the roads, runway and security buildings. The terminal and hangar are still in the design phase so those bids will go out sometime in the spring. “We could not pursue anything on site until this record of decision was received,” said Landeene. The NMSA currently projects vertical launch activity to increase in 2009 and construction to also begin in 2009 with the terminal and hangar facility for horizontal launches completed by late 2010. <br>  <p>Cross section of Spaceport America. Courtesy of NMSA <p>"We are on track to begin construction in the first quarter of 2009, and have our facility completed as quickly as possible,” he said. The NMSA is expected to sign a lease agreement with Virgin Galactic before the end of 2008. <p>“It’s an important day for New Mexico and the nation as Spaceport America now adds to the United States’ launch infrastructure,” said Daniela Glick, Chair of the NMSA Board. The NMSA says Spaceport America is now positioned to become the nation’s leading commercial spaceport facility. Spaceport America has been working closely with leading aerospace firms such as Virgin Galactic, Lockheed Martin, Rocket Racing Inc./Armadillo Aerospace, UP Aerospace, Microgravity Enterprises and Payload Specialties. <p>Amusement Parks Around the World Adventure City Theme Park (Stanton, California) Adventureland Park (Des Moines, Iowa) Arnold's Park (Arnolds Park, Iowa) Astroland (Coney Island, New York) Baja Amusements (West Ocean City, Maryland) Beech Bend Park (Bowling Green, Kentucky) Boomers! 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For the electrical connector, see MHV connector. <br>Mojave Air & Space Port <br>Mojave Airport <p>Aerial photo courtesy of NASA World Wind <p>IATA: MHV – ICAO: KMHV <br>Summary <br>Airport type Public <br>Operator Kern County <br>Serves Mojave, California <br>Elevation AMSL 2,791 ft / 851 m <br>Coordinates 35°03?34?N 118°09?06?W? / ?35.05944, -118.15167 <br>Runways <br>Direction Length Surface <br>ft m <br>12/30 9,502 2,896 Asphalt/Concrete <br>08/26 7,050 2,149 Asphalt <br>04/22 4,743 1,446 Asphalt <p>Mojave spaceport <br>administration offices, restaurant and old tower <br>Mojave Airport, storage location for commercial airliners. <br>SpaceShipOne landing at Mojave after June 21, 2004 space flightThe Mojave Air & Space Port (IATA: MHV, ICAO: KMHV), also known as the Civilian Aerospace Test Center, is located in Mojave, California, at an elevation of 2,791 feet (851 m).[1] 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. It is the only spaceport from which there have been privately-funded human spaceflights. <p>Contents [hide] <br>1 Activities <br>1.1 Flight testing <br>1.2 Space industry development <br>1.3 Aircraft heavy maintenance and storage <br>2 History <br>3 First flights and significant events <br>4 Notable flight test programs to use the Civilian Aerospace Test Center <br>5 World records set at Mojave <br>6 Notable pilots and engineers based at Mojave <br>7 Movie/television location credits <br>8 References <br>9 External links <br>  <br>  <p>[edit] Activities <br>Besides being a general-use public airport, Mojave has three main areas of activity: flight testing, space industry development, and aircraft heavy maintenance and storage. <br>  <p>[edit] Flight testing <br>Flight testing activities have been centered at Mojave since the early 1970s, due to the lack of populated areas surrounding the airport. It is also favored for this purpose due to its proximity to the Edwards Air Force Base, where the airspace is restricted from ground level to an unlimited height, and where there is a supersonic corridor. Mojave is also the home of the National Test Pilot School <br>  <p>[edit] Space industry development <br>Beginning with the Rotary Rocket program, Mojave became a focus for small companies seeking a place to develop space access technologies. Mojave Spaceport has been a test site for several teams in the Ansari X Prize, most notably SpaceShipOne, which conducted the first privately funded human sub-orbital flight on June 21, 2004. Other groups based at the Mojave Spaceport include XCOR Aerospace, Masten Space Systems, Orbital Sciences Corporation, and Interorbital Systems. <p>On December 6, 2007, the Antelope Valley Press reported that Mojave Spaceport was in danger of losing the "spaceport" designation by the end of 2007. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave notice to spaceport officials of its intention to suspend or revoke the space launch site operator's license on December 31. The FAA's actions are a result of concerns of the Office of Commercial Space Transportation regarding the storage and handling of the related chemicals and explosives at the airport.[2] <br>  <p>[edit] Aircraft heavy maintenance and storage <br>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 the Mojave aircraft boneyard, while others are refurbished and returned to active service. <br>  <p>[edit] History <br>The Mojave Airport was first opened in 1935 as a small, rural airfield serving the local gold and silver mining industry. <p>In July 1942, the U.S. Marine Corps took over the field and vastly expanded it as the Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station (MCAAS) Mojave. Many of the Corps' World War II aces received their gunnery training at Mojave. With the end of World War II, MCAAS was disestablished in 1946, and became instead a U.S. Navy airfield. At the end of 1953, the USMC reopened MCAAS Mojave as an auxiliary field to MCAS El Toro. <p>In 1961, after the USMC transferred operations to MCAS El Centro, Kern County obtained title to the airport. In February 1972, the East Kern Airport District was formed to administer the airport; EKAD maintains the airport to this day. To a great extent EKAD was the brainchild of Dan Sabovich who heavily lobbied the state for the airport district's creation and ran EKAD until 2002. <br>  <p>[edit] First flights and significant events <br>July 1, 1942 - Construction begins on Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station at Mojave.[3] <br>July 31, 1944 - USMC Capt. Edward Shaw, a decorated World War II ace, was killed while test-flying an F4U Corsair[4][5] <br>February 7, 1946 - MCAAS disestablished.[3] <br>December 31, 1953 - MCAAS Mojave re-established.[3] <br>May 21, 1975 - First flight of the Rutan VariEze <br>June 30, 1978 - First flight of the Rutan Defiant <br>June 12, 1979 - First flight of the prototype of the Rutan Long-EZ <br>April 3, 1980 - First prototype Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed in the Mojave desert, killing one of the pilots; flight test program was operating from Mojave at the time. <br>September 25, 1981 - National Test Pilot School opens <br>August 23, 1983 - First flight of the Boeing Skyfox <br>August 29, 1983 - First flight of Beech/Scaled Composites Model 115 Starship <br>January 7, 1986 - Voyager homecoming, after round-the-world record flight.[6] <br>July 12, 1988 - First flight of the Scaled Composites Triumph <br>February 19, 1990 - First flight of the Scaled Composites ARES <br>July 26, 1998 - First flight of the Scaled Composites Proteus <br>March 1, 1999 - Rollout of the Rotary Rocket Roton ATV. <br>July 28, 1999 - First flight of the Roton ATV. <br>October 12, 1999 - third, final and longest flight of Roton ATV. <br>October 8, 2000 - First firing of an XCOR Aerospace LOX-powered rocket engine.[7] <br>July 21, 2001 - First flight of the XCOR EZ-Rocket, flown by Dick Rutan (single-engine configuration).[7] <br>October 6, 2001 - First flight of a twin engine rocket plane, again the XCOR EZ-rocket.[7] <br>May 31, 2002 - First flight of the Toyota TAA-1, built by Scaled Composites.[8] <br>July 24, 2002 - First touch-and-go of a rocket powered aircraft, the XCOR EZ-Rocket (world record).[7] <br>August 1, 2002 - First flight of Scaled Composites White Knight <br>September 18, 2002 - First flight of world's largest jet engine, GE90-115B on GE's Boeing 747 testbed aircraft.[8] <br>May 20, 2003 - First captive flight, unmanned, of SpaceShipOne <br>July 29, 2003 - First manned captive flight of SpaceShipOne <br>August 7, 2003 - First free-flight of SpaceShipOne <br>December 17, 2003 - First powered flight of SpaceShipOne, on 100th anniversary of powered flight by the Wright Brothers. <br>March 5, 2004 - First flight of the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer[9] <br>June 17, 2004 - Mojave designated a Spaceport by the FAA. <br>June 21, 2004 - SpaceShipOne flight 15P, the first spaceflight of SpaceShipOne. <br>September 29, 2004 - First Ansari X Prize flight of SpaceShipOne. <br>October 4, 2004 - X-Prize-winning flight of SpaceShipOne. <br>June 21, 2005 - First captive flight of Boeing X-37 under Scaled Composites White Knight <br>December 3, 2005 - First departure of a rocket-powered aircraft on a point-to-point flight (XCOR EZ-Rocket, departed MHV for California City, flown by Dick Rutan).[10] <br>December 15, 2005 - First arrival of a rocket-powered aircraft on a flight originating at another airport (XCOR EZ-Rocket return flight from California City, piloted by Rick Searfoss).[10] <br>April 7, 2006 - First free flight of Boeing X-37 (take-off from Mojave, landing at Edwards)[citation needed] <br>January 23, 2007 - First flight of the Lockheed CATBird[citation needed] <br>July 26, 2007 - Explosion with at least three fatalities at Scaled Composites facility.[11] <br>January, 2008 - Arrival of Gimli Glider for retirement.[citation needed] <p>[edit] Notable flight test programs to use the Civilian Aerospace Test Center <br>Boeing X-37 <br>Eclipse 500 (crosswind landing data) <br>General Electric CF34 <br>General Electric GE90 <br>Lockheed CATBird (post modification and systems flight test) <br>Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor (crosswind landing data) <br>Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel <br>McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30[12] <br>Air Tractor 401 modified with an Orenda Aerospace OE600 engine (certification flight test program}[13] <br>Rotary Rocket <br>Scaled Composites White Knight and SpaceShipOne <br>Sino Swearingen SJ30-2 (envelope expansion, flutter, stability & control, crosswind takeoffs & landings)[14] <br>Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer <br>Adaptive Compliant Wing developed by FlexSys Inc flight tested on White Knight.[15][16] <p>[edit] World records set at Mojave <br>FAI Class C-1, unlimited weight <br>Group 1, internal combustion engine <br>Speed over a straight 15/25 km course: P-51 Mustang N5410V piloted by Frank Taylor, 832.12 km/h, July 30, 1983.[17] <br>Group 3, turbojet <br>Speed over Recognised Course: Mojave to Gander, Newfoundland, Canadair Challenger CL601 N601TG piloted by Aziz Ojjeh, 816.48 km/h July 24, 1984.[18] <br>Group 4, rocket engine <br>Altitude Gain, Airplane Launched from a Carrier Aircraft: 85,743 meters, SpaceShipOne piloted by Mike Melvill, June 21, 2004.[19] <br>Distance: 16 km, XCOR EZRocket piloted by Dick Rutan, December 3, 2005[19] <br>FAI Class C-1a, Landplanes: take off weight 300 to 500 kg <br>Group 1, internal combustion engine <br>Distance, Rutan VariEze piloted by Frank Hertzler, Mojave to Martinsburg, West Virginia, 3,563.02 km, July 15, 1984.[20] <br>Speed over 3 km course with restricted altitude: DR90 Nemesis piloted by Jon Sharp, 466.83 km/h, November 15, 1998 (aircraft now on display at the National Air & Space Museum)[20] <br>Speed over straight 15/25 km course: DR90 Nemesis piloted by Jon Sharp, 454.77 km/h, October 31, 1998.[20] <br>FAI Class C-1b, Landplanes: take off weight 500 to 1000 kg <br>Group 1, internal combustion engine <br>Distance over a closed course: Rutan Long-EZ N79RA piloted by Dick Rutan, 7,725.3 km, December 15, 1979.[21] <br>Speed over a closed circuit of 2,000 km without payload. Rutan Catbird N187RA piloted by Dick Rutan, 401.46 km/h, January 29, 1994.[21] <br>Group 4, Rocket engine <br>Distance: 16 km, XCOR EZRocket piloted by Dick Rutan, December 3, 2005[19] <br>FAI Class C-1c, Landplanes: take off weight 1000 to 1750 kg <br>Group 1, internal combustion engine <br>Speed over a closed circuit of 2,000 km without payload. Rutan Catbird N187RA piloted by Mike Melvill, 413.78 km/h, March 2, 1994.[22] <br>FAI Class C-1d, Landplanes: take off weight 1750 to 3000 kg <br>Group 1, internal combustion engine <br>Distance over a closed course, Voyager N269VA, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, Vandenburg, California to Mojave, 18,658.16 km, July 15, 1986.[23] <br>Group 4, rocket engine <br>Altitude Gain, Airplane Launched from a Carrier Aircraft: 85,743 meters, SpaceShipOne piloted by Mike Melvill, June 21, 2004.[19] <br>FAI Class C-1e, Landplanes: take off weight 3,000 to 6,000 kg <br>Group 2, turbojet <br>Altitude: Scaled Composites Proteus N281PR, piloted by Mike Melvill and Robert Waldmiller, 19,277 m, October 25, 2000.[24] <br>Altitude in horizontal flight: Scaled Composites Proteus N281PR, piloted by Mike Melvill and Robert Waldmiller, 19,015 m, October 25, 2000.[24] <br>Altitude with 1,000 kg payload: Scaled Composites Proteus N281PR, piloted by Mike Melvill and Robert Waldmiller, 17,067 m, October 27, 2000.[24] <p>[edit] Notable pilots and engineers based at Mojave <br>Brian Binnie <br>Fitzhugh L. Fulton <br>Mike Melvill <br>Burt Rutan <br>Dick Rutan <br>Richard A. Searfoss <br>Doug Shane <br>Peter Siebold <p>[edit] Movie/television location credits <br>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. <p>Movie credits include: <p>Die Hard 2 <br>Dragnet <br>Executive Decision <br>Flags of Our Fathers <br>Flightplan <br>Hot Shots <br>MacArthur <br>Mojave Magic: A Turtle's Eye View of SpaceShipOne <br>The Rookie <br>Spartan <br>Speed (Specifically, the exploding airliner) <br>S.W.A.T. <br>Thirteen Days <br>The Tuskegee Airmen <br>Waterworld <br>TV Show credits include: <p>Alias <br>Airwolf <br>Boom <br>Fear Factor <br>JAG <br>Man vs. Beast <br>MythBusters <br>The Rebel Billionaire <br>S Club 7 <br>The Stand <br>Stunt Junkies <br>24 <br>Other credits: <p>The Automatic - "Steve McQueen" music video. <p>Spaceport <br>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia <br>Jump to: navigation, search <br> It has been suggested that Launch pad be merged into this article or section. (Discuss) <br> It has been suggested that Rocket launch site be merged into this article or section. (Discuss) <p>A Bumper V-2 rocket being launched at Cape Canaveral, Florida on July 24, 1950. (NASA)For the tourist attraction, see Spaceport (Seacombe). <br>A spaceport or cosmodrome is a site for launching spacecraft, by analogy with seaport for ships or airport for aircraft. In rocketry, major spaceports (such as Centre Spatial Guyanais or Cape Canaveral Air Force Station) often include more than one launch complex, each of which may have more than one launch pad. Spaceports like the Mojave Spaceport include runways for takeoff and landing of rocket-powered aircraft like SpaceShipOne. <p>Contents [hide] <br>1 Placement considerations <br>2 Space tourism <br>3 Future spaceports <br>4 See also <br>5 References <br>6 External links <br>  <br>  <p>[edit] Placement considerations <br>Launches from near the equator in an easterly direction are preferred, as they maximize use of the Earth's rotational speed, and a good orientation for arriving at a geostationary orbit. For polar or Molniya orbits this does not apply. For safety, a launch from a location where the rocket range extends over water or deserted land is important. Typically a spaceport site is large enough that, should a vehicle explode, it will not endanger human lives or adjacent launch pads. <br>  <p>[edit] Space tourism <br>The space tourism industry is being targeted by spaceports in numerous locations: Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, California, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Florida, Virginia [1], Alaska and Wisconsin in the United States, Russia's Baikonur spaceport and possibly an Australian site to be developed for the launching of Russian spacecraft.[2] Kiruna, Sweden is also planning to use Esrange as a spaceport [1]. Virgin Galactic is planning a spaceport in Portugal [2] <br>  <p>[edit] Future spaceports <br>It is believed that future hypersonic aircraft will require a very long runway rather than a vertical launch pad. Such hypothetical spaceports will present unique challenges in noise abatement, zoning, and passenger access, with as much as a 5 mile wide corridor surrounding a 30 mile long runway. A dedicated mass transit system from the nearest public access point to the aircraft boarding area may be required. <br>  <p>[edit] See also <br> Look up Spaceport in <br>Wiktionary, the free dictionary. <br>Rocket launch site <br>Port <br>Plesetsk Cosmodrome <br>Office of Commercial Space Transportation <br>List of spaceports <p>[edit] References <br>^ Londin, Jesse (9 February 2007). "Space Law Probe: Virginia Leads The Way", blogspot.com. Retrieved on 28 April 2007. <br>^ Boyle, Alan (13 June 2006). "Regulators OK Oklahoma spaceport - Suborbital test flights could begin in 2007, setting stage for tourists", MSNBC. Retrieved on 26 June 2006. <p>[edit] External links <br> Wikimedia Commons has media related to: spaceport <br>MSNBC: Spaceports compete in race for business <br>Spaceport could be in the stars for Sheboygan The Daily Cardinal <br>HighBeam Research: Spaceflight of fancy: Lawmakers question fiscal feasibility of Southern New Mexico's proposed spaceport; supporters count on jobs. <br>[hide]v • d • eSpaceports <p>Asia China - CNSA: Jiuquan • Taiyuan • Xichang • Wenchang • Base 603 ? India - ISRO: SDSC • VSSC • TERLS ? Israel - ISA: Palmachim ? Japan - JAXA: Tanegashima • Uchinoura ? Kazakhstan - RKA: Baikonur • Pakistan - SUPARCO: Sonmiani • Russia - RKA: Dombarovskiy • Svobodny • Vostochny ? South Korea - KARI: Naro <p>Europe Russia - RKA: Kapustin Yar • Plesetsk • Sweden - SSC: Esrange <p>North America Canada - CAF, CSA: Fort Churchill ? USA - NASA: KSC • Wallops ? USA - DoD: Cape Canaveral • Vandenberg ? USA - Private: Corn Ranch • Kodiak Launch Complex • Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport • Mojave Airport & Spaceport • Oklahoma Spaceport • Spaceport America <p>South America Brazil - FAB, AEB: Alcantara Launch Center ? France - ESA, CNES: Guiana Space Centre <p>Pacific Marshall Islands - DoD: Reagan Test Site Mobile - Private: Ocean Odyssey <p><a href="http://www.ilovecaliforniacity.com/GalacticThemePark.html">http://www.ilovecaliforniacity.com/GalacticThemePark.html</a> </body> </html>