News and Commentary from Stuart O. Witt, CEO and General Manager, Mojave Air & Space Port

2011 was a transformational year here in Mojave. The first privately funded, purpose-built facility to build spaceships was completed in Mojave. That’s a big deal.

Next door the announcement that Paul G. Allen and [...]

Spaceport Sweden Hosts Space Industry Summit on Collaboration and Innovation

NASA Dryden and Mojave Air & Space Port hosted by Spaceport Sweden in Swedish Lapland

News Release December 6, 2011

Just one month after Mojave Air and Space Port and Spaceport Sweden signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MOU), Sweden hosted executives, [...]

NEWS RELEASE October 27, 2011

Mojave Air & Space Port and Spaceport Sweden building bridge across borders

An agreement with the aim to mobilize, stimulate and facilitate the growth of the commercial suborbital human spaceflight industry across borders at Kiruna, Sweden, and Mojave, California, was signed on Friday 21 October 2011 in San Francisco by [...]

There’s just always something new and exciting. You don’t ever have a boring day in Mojave.
– Terry Palmer, Protoflight

To go and unveil the world’s first human commercial spacecraft even made my kids very jealous today.
– Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, California

The space ship flew like a bird and the crew got [...]

Note: PDF version includes photos courtesy of Bill Deaver.

As 2010 winds down and we welcome 2011 it is time to reflect on what was accomplished and what is on our horizon.

With a heavy heart we all will miss Mojave icon, TWA Captain Mike Potter, who passed away [...]

Mojave Air and Space Port in Kern County, California is a unique place to do business.
Mojave is the world’s premiere civilian flight test center. We’re looking to foster and maintain our aerospace presence while seeking compatibly diverse industries. With our 3,300 acres, we have room to grow — on the air side, in [...]

Featuring – Stuart Witt, General Manager, Mojave Air and Space Port – Sean and Nadia Roberts, National Test Pilot School and Flight Research Inc – Rick Searfoss, Test Pilot for XCOR Aerospace – David Masten and Jonathan Goff, Masten Space Systems – Debra Facktor Lepore, Airlaunch LLC/Protoflight LLC – Marie Walker, Fiberset Inc – Jon [...]