able ▁bul b ous ▁st igma ▁tip ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁cent imeter ▁wide . ▁The ▁fruit ▁is ▁a ▁le ath ery ▁caps ule ▁around ▁half ▁a ▁cent imeter ▁long ▁with ▁small ▁wings ▁near ▁the ▁tip . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Je pson ▁Man ual ▁Tre at ment ▁Ph oto ▁gallery ▁ ▁Category : On ag ra ceae ▁Category : Pl ants ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 <0x0A> </s> ▁Edwards ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁( AF B ) ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁installation ▁located ▁in ▁K ern ▁County ▁in ▁Southern ▁California , ▁about ▁ ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Lanc aster , ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Ros am ond ▁and ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁California ▁City . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Test ▁Center , ▁Air ▁Force ▁Test ▁Pil ot ▁School , ▁and ▁NASA ' s ▁Arm strong ▁Fl ight ▁Research ▁Center . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁M ater iel ▁Command ▁center ▁for ▁conduct ing ▁and ▁supporting ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁flight , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁testing ▁and ▁evalu ating ▁a eros pace ▁systems ▁from ▁concept ▁to ▁combat . ▁It ▁also ▁hosts ▁many ▁test ▁activities ▁conducted ▁by ▁America ' s ▁commercial ▁a eros pace ▁industry . ▁ ▁Notable ▁occurr ences ▁at ▁Edwards ▁include ▁Ch uck ▁Ye ager ' s ▁flight ▁that ▁broke ▁the ▁sound ▁bar rier ▁in ▁the ▁Bell ▁X - 1 , ▁test ▁fl ights ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁X - 1 5 , ▁the ▁first ▁land ings ▁of ▁the ▁Space ▁Sh utt le , ▁and