Mojave is world’s first civilian spaceport. For decades, Mojave is considered America’s premiere civilian aerospace research, development and test center. Dozens of high-end aerospace companies are located here, and several of them made aviation history. Scaled Composite’s SpaceShip One, designed, tested and launched in Mojave, was the first commercial rocket ship to fly to the edge of space. Designed by the aerospace legend Burt Rutan and first piloted by Mike Melville, is worldwide considered the biggest milestone in commercial exploration of space. Another revolutionary design by Burt Rutan, the Voyager, is the first aircraft in aviation history to fly around the world without refueling.

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