Two soldiers killed in Wheeler helicopter crash May 28, 2009
The 25th Combat Aviation Brigade just completed a comprehensive training period here and at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert in preparation for Iraq deployment ... The 25th Combat Aviation Brigade just completed a comprehensive training period here and at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert in preparation for Iraq deployment. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Can Space Travel Be Environmentally Friendly? May 28, 2009
Virgin Galactic uses a landing strip in California's Mojave Desert now, but construction crews plan to break ground next month on a state-of-the-art "spaceport" near Truth or Consequences, N.M.. "," a $198 million project funded by the state, will feature a vertical launch pad and a horizontal runway, according to project officials. (Scientific American)
Atlantis ferry flight could start Sunday May 27, 2009
But at the Mojave Desert military base. Propellants must be dried from the orbiter's three main engines and fuel cell tanks so they don't freeze and risk breaking systems during the flight. (Florida Today)
Living with children May 27, 2009
Besides, in today's paranoid school system, expressing love toward a classmate may result in re-assignment to a third-grade re-education camp somewhere in the Mojave Desert. The same (sans the re-education camp) applies to the expression of any emotion. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Atlantis avoids stormy Florida, lands in Mojave May 26, 2009
The shuttle's twin sonic booms rocked the Mojave Desert as it swooped out of a dazzling morning sky. It was the 53rd shuttle landing at Edwards; the previous one was in November. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Shuttle Atlantis lands after successful mission May 25, 2009
Space Shuttle Atlantis lands in the Mojave Desert at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base near Mojave, California. The space shuttle Atlantis touched down at its alternative landing spot in California Sunday after a successful mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble Telescope. (Xinhuanet, China)
Separate brush fires burn in SoCal May 25, 2009
Another wildfire erupted Sunday afternoon in Joshua Tree National Park in the Mojave Desert. The 100-acre blaze briefly cut off a dozen hikers from returning down a trail. (Fresno Bee -- State)
All will get taste of oasis for space May 25, 2009
In the Mojave Desert, the loss of three lives in a test-firing accident slowed but did not stop the development of SpaceShipTwo for Virgin Galactic. The aircraft that will carry the spaceship to its "launch site" in the sky already has broken records in test flights. (Florida Today)
Shuttle returns to Earth, lands in Calif. May 25, 2009
The shuttle's twin sonic booms rocked the Mojave Desert as it swooped out of a dazzling morning sky. Out on the runway after landing, Altman reflected on how long it had taken to get their mission underway and then to end it. (USA Today -- Tech)
Shuttle lands safely in Calif. May 25, 2009
It was the 53rd time a shuttle landed at the Mojave Desert military base, and the second in the last three missions. NASA expects to start ferrying Atlantis home to Florida in about a week on the back of a modified 747 jumbo jet. (Florida Today)
Space shuttle prepares for Sunday landing May 24, 2009
If poor weather precludes a landing, as it did on Friday and Saturday, NASA said it will divert the shuttle to the backup landing site at the Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert. The first opportunity for a touchdown in California is at 11:40 a.m. EDT (1540 GMT). (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Poor weather over Florida delays Atlantis landing May 23, 2009
Due to the unstable weather over Florida, NASA is staffing its backup landing site at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert. Landing in California costs NASA more than 1 million and it takes a week or two to prepare and transport the shuttle on top of a jet carrier aircraft back to Florida for its next launch. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
U.S. military jet crashes; pilot killed May 23, 2009
Injured crewman ejected during training mission over Mojave Desert ... CALIFORNIA CITY, California - A U.S. military jet crashed during a training mission over the Mojave Desert, killing the pilot and injuring another crewman who ejected, the Air Force said Friday. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Astronauts close spaceship's doors for landing May 23, 2009
NASA also is staffing its backup landing site at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert. The first landing opportunity there would occur at 10:44 a.m. EDT (1444 GMT). (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Vet considers himself lucky May 23, 2009
Henning got the call to duty in June of 1944 after training for nine months in California's Mojave Desert. Henning was originally supposed to fight in Africa, but when the battles ended there he and half of his division were shipped to the Pacific. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Military Jet Crash (6:10 p.m.) May 22, 2009
Thursday in the Mojave Desert. Collins says he has no immediate information on the crew. (WTVR.com, VA)
3 Questions: Rob Lamkin, CEO, Cool Earth Solar May 17, 2009
We've developed it so we don't have to go out to the Mojave Desert and make (the ground) flat. We can use rolling farmland and land that's already been disturbed. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
National Press Club to Host 'NEWSMAKER' Media Briefing on Mojave Desert Veterans Memorial May 16, 2009
WASHINGTON, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Representatives from leading military veterans' organizations will examine what they call recent judicial attacks on veterans' memorials and preview an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case regarding the Mojave Desert Veterans Memorial (Salazar v. Buono) at a National Press Club Newsmakers press conference at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 21, in the Broadcast Operations Center, Room 480, National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W. ... At issue is the Mojave... (PR Newswire)
Calif. utility signs huge solar thermal deal May 15, 2009
The plants will be located in California's Mojave Desert, and Arizona and Nevada. BrightSource's solar thermal plants use mirrors to reflect sunlight, which heats water stored in boilers. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Newsweek: Yusuf Islam, aka Cat Stevens, returns May 13, 2009
The man formerly known as is standing on the side of a dirt road in Southern California's Mojave Desert, hitchhiking. Yusuf Islam, as he is now called, has one thumb hooked around the shoulder strap of his worn leather bag, and the other pointing toward town. (MSNBC -- News)
Tanker pilot knows area well May 13, 2009
on the southern edge of the Mojave Desert, is a model location for the tankers, but he wouldn t mind flying into SMX.. There s very little (air) traffic (in Victorville), he said. (Santa Maria Times)
Anderson Talks About MWC Championships May 12, 2009
"I have never been there, but I am excited to go to Laramie. Really, we could be in the Mojave Desert and it wouldn't matter for us, we just have to go compete.". Final Thoughts "The last couple of weeks have been great. We have done a lot of different things and the effort has been wonderful from the kids. The coaches have done a good job of zeroing in on what our needs are to get us ready for postseason competition and the kids have responded really well. I think at this point we are pretty... (Gofrogs.com)
Chronicle wins 10 AP regional awards May 11, 2009
Susan Sward took first place in investigative reporting for "A Toxic Showdown," a two-part series on a woman's quixotic efforts to convince regulators that toxic substances at a Mojave Desert chemical plant have harmed workers. The series prompted three state lawmakers to call for a probe of the plant. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Joshua Tree a Desert Playground May 5, 2009
William F. Keys and his family are particularly representative of the hard work and ingenuity it took to settle and prosper in the Mojave Desert, according to the National Park Service. According to Frommer's travel guide, ranger-led tours are planned from mid-October through mid-December and then again from mid-February through May. (Suite101.com)
Military slashing its need for fuel May 3, 2009
A dome shelter at Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert draws power from solar panels and a wind turbine to save fuel ... - Inside a futuristic-looking dome that rises from the sandy wasteland of the high Mojave Desert, soldiers in plywood cubicles work at computers powered by solar panels and a towering wind turbine ... The nearby Naval Air Weapons Station-China Lake, also in the Mojave Desert, already is powered completely by geothermal energy generated by hot water below the surface. (Boston Globe)
Roaring Twenties "Bunion Derby" passed through Normal May 3, 2009
Race participants crossed mountain passes, braved the 95-to 100-degree heat of the Mojave Desert, and plodded through rain, hail and snow, all the while dodging automobiles, motorcycles and bicycles (some dozen runners were struck, though there were no fatalities). Living in tents and mumbling about not enough to eat, their ranks diminished with each passing week. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Minor earthquake hits west of Los Angeles May 2, 2009
The quake jiggled the greater Los Angeles region during afternoon rush hour and was felt as far north as Lancaster in the Mojave Desert to southern Orange County, according to online resident reports gathered by the USGS.. Kerstin Edwards, who lives a few miles from the quake's epicenter in Westlake Village, said she felt the temblor while she was upstairs in her house. (Fresno Bee -- State)
The Cost of Cap and Trade May 2, 2009
Recently some groups have protested the placement of solar panels in the Mojave Desert, stating that it will hurt the tortoises. If we can't put solar panels in the desert, they will not let us put them ANYWHERE. (Townhall.com)
Surfing the Net With Kids: desert animals May 1, 2009
Digital-Desert : Mojave Desert Wildlife. Digital Desert is the work of photographer Walter Feller, but it is not simply a Mojave Desert photo gallery site, it include gobs of articles about desert life. (Boston Globe)
REGION: Eight swine flu cases in San Diego County; 4 suspected in Riverside County Apr 30, 2009
At the Marine Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms in the Mojave Desert, a Marine was diagnosed with the virus, prompting service officials to quarantine him. The service also ordered 30 other Marines he came into contact with to be quarantined for five days as a precaution. (North County Times)
Business briefs Apr 28, 2009
It also buys wind and biomass power from other operators and is an investor in a solar-energy project in the Mojave Desert. Wyo water rates high. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Driver catapulted onto roof of house in crash Apr 17, 2009
A motorist lost control of his minivan on a Mojave Desert highway and was catapulted onto the roof of an Apple Valley home and killed ... (AP) -- A motorist lost control of his minivan on a Mojave Desert highway and was catapulted onto the roof of an Apple Valley home and killed. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Father of fallen Iowa soldier: 'I know someone else who lost a son on Good Friday' (666) Apr 13, 2009
He said that when Jason was training last year in the Mojave Desert, he was having a discussion with some of his buddies and one got rather antagonistic and said what s so special about Christianity. As it turned out he opened his mouth and said, It s like this. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
My View: Solar development and deserts can – and must – coexist Apr 13, 2009
The Mojave Desert is a vital resource to California and the nation ... To put this energy potential in perspective, developing only 2 percent of the land area in the Mojave Desert to produce solar energy would generate enough power to meet peak electricity load for the entire state. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Soldiers prep for Afghanistan Apr 11, 2009
Four years ago, the brigade trained like this at Fort Stewart and in the Mojave Desert before facing war in an unfamiliar land. That was the first time the 48th saw combat since World War II.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Turning old planes into art Apr 10, 2009
"Who's never wanted an ejection chair?" laughs Fell, sitting in the company's studio in Los Angeles, where the MotoArt team bring back the treasures they find in the Mojave Desert. The duo's most popular pieces of 'functional art' are their desks, ranging from the sleek 8-foot DC-9 tail stabilizer desk, which retail at around $15,000, to the imposing 14-foot DC-4 conference table, which costs a whopping $60,000. (CNN -- Travel)
LETTERS: NCT, April 9, 2009 Apr 9, 2009
" That's Illinois politics. It would have been better to have said, "give and take. " But he has made so many gaffes, it's to be expected. Even the 12 TeleprompTers he took with him can't protect him.What madness to release some of those prisoners from Gitmo into the United States when even their own countries don't want them and then give them money. How dare those people be shown preference over our safety.Oh my, what a corrupt cabinet. Tax dodgers. You or I would be in jail. But... (North County Times)
Sands of Iraq in American desert Apr 9, 2009
On 1,200 square miles in the Mojave Desert, members of the Army National Guard have just finished their final training before deploying to the real Iraq. Coming Sunday. (News & Observer)
Golden future passes by Apr 9, 2009
News reports are heralding a neo-Gold Rush from Modesto to the Mojave Desert. Panners have been finding "the sweat of the sun," as the Incas called gold. (Albany Times Union)
Desert woodrats switch one dietary poison for another Apr 8, 2009
As the U.S. Southwest grew warmer between 18,700 and 10,000 years ago, juniper trees vanished from what is now the Mojave Desert, robbing woodrats of their favorite food ... During the study, eight woodrats were captured from each of two western regions: the Mojave Desert and the cooler Great Basin ... "We found 24 genes in woodrats from the Mojave Desert that could be key in allowing them to consume leaves from creosote bushes," Dearing says. (EurekAlert!)
Giving the Power Grid Some Backbone Apr 7, 2009
The same is true beyond the windswept high plains and the sun-baked Mojave Desert: renewable supply and electricity demand are seldom in the same place, and too often the transmission lines needed to connect them are missing. The disparity exists even in New England, where hundreds of miles of high-tension wires supported by thousands of steel towers run neatly through dense areas of settlement. (Scientific American)
Poison: It's what's for dinner Apr 6, 2009
SALT LAKE CITY As the U.S. Southwest grew warmer from 18,700 to 10,000 years ago, juniper trees vanished from what is now the Mojave Desert, robbing packrats of their favorite food ... During the study, eight packrats also known as woodrats were captured from each of two western regions: the Mojave Desert and the cooler Great Basin ... "We found 24 genes in woodrats from the Mojave Desert that could be key in allowing them to consume leaves from creosote bushes," she says. (EurekAlert!)
Satellite Beach man masters mosaics Apr 4, 2009
He's designed tropical beach scenes, a mystical Pegasus and snapshots of picturesque landscapes around the world such as the Mojave Desert and Amalfi Coast of Italy ... The Mojave Desert mural, for one, sold for about $4,000. (Florida Today)
'Alien Trespass': Space Junk, By Kurt Loder Apr 4, 2009
The year is 1957, and the space ship, which has crashed in the Mojave Desert, is piloted by a being in a silvery body stocking who's called Urp, and turns out to be an intergalactic marshal. (The "Marshal Urp" joke may resonate with '50s TV fans; it's likely to warp-drive right past everyone else. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Google shows alternative energy firms the way Apr 3, 2009
Zoom in on the Mojave Desert, a favorite spot for solar power projects, and you can see every bit of land that is off-limits to developers ... His company plans to build several large solar power plants in the Mojave Desert and has had to find suitable spots that weren't part of a nature preserve or a military installation. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Is Our President a 'Carbon Communist'? Apr 1, 2009
Diane Feinstein joined with the Luddite Greens to oppose placing a large solar power plant in the Mojave Desert ... To which erstwhile green hero Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger replied, If we cannot put solar power plants in the Mojave desert, I don't know where the hell we can put it. (Human Events Online)
Modern-Day Gold Rush in California Mar 30, 2009
From Downieville in the north to Modesto and the Mojave desert outside Los Angeles, the state is seeing prospectors in growing numbers. Pat Keene, who runs a mining equipment store in the Chatsworth area of L.A., says his customer base doubled this year. (ABC News)
Energy: Calif.'s Solar Flare-Up Mar 28, 2009
Based on this idea, some 19 companies involved in 14 solar and five wind projects have submitted applications to build solar and wind facilities on a parcel of 500,000 acres in California's Mojave Desert that would seem ideally suited for a solar or wind farm ... "If we cannot put solar power plants in the Mojave desert, I don't know where the hell we can put it," an irritated Schwarzenegger told an audience at Yale University ... And you wouldn't have to carpet the Mojave Desert with solar... (Investors Business Daily)
When green has shades of gray Mar 28, 2009
GREEN-ENERGY advocates and land preservationists in California are on opposite sides of a proposal to place solar-mirror fields in the Mojave Desert ... He put it succinctly: "If we cannot put solar power plants in the Mojave Desert, I don't know where the hell we can put it.". (Boston Globe)
Pilot Killed In Calif. Jet Fighter Crash Mar 27, 2009
The F-22A Raptor crashed at 10 a.m. about 35 miles northeast of Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert. The Bureau of Land Management identifies the area as Harper Dry Lake, a vast and empty expanse of sometimes marshy flat land. (CBS News)
Energy first, aesthetics second Mar 26, 2009
The Mojave Desert won t be pretty if solar panels are erected. Are you kidding, or are you simply going off the deep end. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Why Mourners Are Drawn to the Desert Mar 26, 2009
In January, three weeks after my mom's death, I flew to L.A. and then drove to the Mojave Desert, where I spent a few days wandering around Joshua Tree National Park. Being alone under the warm blue sky made me feel closer to my mother. (Slate)
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MILITARY: Pilot dies in fighter jet crash in Mojave Desert : North County Times - Californian ... MILITARY: Pilot dies in fighter jet crash in Mojave Desert ... The F-22A Raptor crashed at 10 a.m. about 35 miles northeast of Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert. (North County Times)
Duality explored in Shepard play Mar 26, 2009
Mild-mannered Austin (Scott Solomon) is staying in their mother s Mojave Desert home, finishing a screenplay, when bad seed Lee (Peter K. Owen) drops by to stay. Austin expects shady film producer Saul Kimmer (Curtis Fleharty,) who would turn on a dime to make ends meet for him. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
'Wake up and see' Mar 26, 2009
And on another page, we now can't have solar and wind power in the Mojave Desert (which we so desperately need for clean power). Sen. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Battle over solar power in Mojave Desert Mar 25, 2009
Mojave Desert a battleground over solar power ... WASHINGTON - California's Mojave Desert may seem ideally suited for solar energy production, but concern over what several proposed projects might do to the aesthetics of the region and its tortoise population is setting up a potential clash between conservationists and companies seeking to develop renewable energy ... "It would destroy the entire Mojave Desert ecosystem," said David Myers, executive director of The Wildlands Conservancy. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Political Grapevine Mar 24, 2009
Even though California's Mojave Desert might seem ideally suited for solar and wind energy production, concern over how the facilities might look is setting up a potential clash between conservationists and companies seeking to develop solar and wind facilities in the desert ... Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has previously weighed in on the public battle complaining, "If we cannot put solar power plants in the Mojave Desert, I don't know where the hell we can put them .". (Fox News)
Putting a top on iconic topless show Mar 22, 2009
The 1950s dawned with Clark County as an outpost with less than 50,000 souls and a handful of Western-themed gambling halls, although the backwater's ambition was as immense as the Mojave Desert. Its first topless production, "Minsky's Follies," opened in 1957 and was advertised as "riotous" and "eye-popping." The true forerunner to modern showgirl productions, "Lido de Paris," arrived a year later at the Stardust. (Boston Globe)
Feinstein seeks monument status for desert swath Mar 21, 2009
WASHINGTON -- More than 500,000 acres in the Mojave Desert would be off-limits to wind or solar energy production under legislation Sen ... "It would destroy the entire Mojave Desert ecosystem," said David Myers, executive director of The Wildlands Conservancy ... "If we cannot put solar power plants in the Mojave desert, I don't know where the hell we can put it," Schwarzenegger said at Yale University. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Filmmaker recalls his Boston roots Mar 21, 2009
"I was imprinted with Boston." Maybe that desert weirdness caused him to set "Alien Trespass" in the Mojave desert; the flick tells the story of two aliens - one good, the other a one-eyed, tentacled creature of destruction - who crash-land in 1957 California. (The evil one turns his victims to puddles. (Boston Globe)
Ski helmet law mulled after Richardson's death Mar 20, 2009
Crybabies wrote on Mar 19, 2009 4:01 PM:" 'Valerie Powell of the Canada Safety Council said the group would like to see everybody wear helmets.' Geez: now the Hysterics have invaded our wonderful and otherwise sensible neighbors to the north. There's no place to hide. Unless it would be the Mojave desert. Where there are no ski slopes. I would like to see Canada mandate the Ski helmets. On one condition. That they be marketed as 'The Valerie Powell/Canada Safety Hysterics Council' skiing helmet.... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
'Duplicity': Finally, a spy film with intelligence Mar 20, 2009
Hollywood used to produce satisfying, big-star entertainments all year long. Now, for movie lovers, the first four months of the year are as barren as the Mojave Desert. So with its smart writing delivered by an in-synch quartet, savor Duplicity as the ideal spring gift. (USA Today -- Life)
Clean energy muddied by need for lots of land Mar 18, 2009
The legislation could have far-reaching effects in California, which has vast solar resources, especially in the Mojave Desert. Advocates of Reid's proposal say speed is essential to avoid years-long delays in building the lines and to get renewable power online quickly to fight global warming. (Albany Times Union)
Battle brewing over clean-energy delivery grids Mar 16, 2009
The legislation could have far-reaching effects in California, which has vast solar resources, especially in the Mojave Desert ... Its first big project, the Ivanpah complex in the Mojave Desert near the California-Nevada border, which would power 250,000 homes, has power lines that run through it. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Electricity grid gets boost from Congress Mar 16, 2009
Pylons carry electrical power lines in the Mojave Desert in California. President Obama's budget plan assumes $78. (Insight on the News)
