] The Federal Aviation Administration's Associate
] Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation
] (FAA/AST) is expected next month to certify that the
] Mojave Airport Civilian Flight Test Center as a
] non-federal spaceport to handle horizontal launches of
] reusable spacecraft.
]
] As such, Mojave Airport can offer a range of launch and
] landing services making it a hub for high-flying craft
] intended to help spark public space travel. The Mojave
] Airport is located approximately 100 miles north of Los
] Angeles, in southeastern Kern County, along the western
] edge of the Mojave Desert.