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Thank you for this. I grew up on Edwards during the mid to late 70's. It was a very isolated place, but wonderful once you got used to it. Dick Scobee of the Challenger was a test pilot there, and Buzz Aldrin was the commander for a couple of years. The B-1 had its start there, was cancelled by Carter, then reactivated by Reaganus Maximus. This led to continued testing and development. NASA also tested different engine types....usually at around 8 on Saturday mornings. Seriously. The windows shook with the sounds of sonic booms on an almost daily basis, and it was just something you got used to. The high school on the base has made state rankings almost yearly, and once it had the highest percentage of graduates going to the service academies of any high school in the nation. 'The Right Stuff' doesn't even begin to define the caliber of the people there, officers, enlisted, or dependents.