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80 years ago today, NASA's presence in the Mojave Desert was established!
A handful of engineers from the NACA's Langley Laboratory arrived at Muroc Army Airfield (now Edwards AFB) on Sept 30, 1946, to begin work on the X-1 supersonic research flights.
A handful of engineers from the NACA's Langley Laboratory arrived at Muroc Army Airfield (now Edwards AFB) on Sept 30, 1946, to begin work on the X-1 supersonic research flights.
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