Tag Archives: Alaska Aerospace Corporation

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly held a special public meeting Tuesday night (Aug 28) to discuss whether to share a legal opinion with the public. The assembly is considering waiving the confidentiality of the borough attorney’s legal opinions about an Alaska Aerospace Corporation land-use issue. AAC runs a launch facility, Pacific Spaceport Complex, at Narrow Cape. At a …

From the AAC facility in Kodiak, taken 2016. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly held a private meeting about the Alaska Aerospace Corporation’s use of borough land last week. AAC operates a launch site, the Pacific Spaceport Complex, in Narrow Cape. The assembly entered executive session after its regular meeting Thursday in order …

Vaccinium Ovalifolium, or Oval-leaf Blueberry. (Photo by Daysha Eaton/KMXT) Daysha Eaton/KMXT Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge biologists just wrapped up this season’s field work – monitoring berry supply in relation to health of bear populations. They’ve been assessing berry patches and doing aerial surveys for bears. The surveys are laying the groundwork to create a baseline from which to measure how climate change …

Alaska Aerospace Corporation launch facility on Narrow Cape. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Aerospace Corporation) DayshaEaton/KMXT A spokesperson with the Federal Aviation Administration confirms: “The Astra Space, Inc. launch from the Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska at Kodiak Island on Friday, July 20 experienced a mishap.” It was an FAA-licensed launch, and the agency is reviewing the event. The launch took place …

Former launch. (Photo courtesy of AAC) Daysha Eaton/KMXT A successful launch from the Alaska Aerospace Corporation took place on Friday. That’s according to Craig Campbell, president and CEO of AAC. Campbell confirms that the company had their first successful commercial launch from the Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska late Friday afternoon, the end of the window to launch. It was the …

Rocket Lab Electron on the pad at LC-1. (Photo courtesy of Rocket Lab) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A company that launches small satellites into orbit is considering Kodiak as the site of its second launch pad. Rocket Lab has an existing relationship with the Alaska Aerospace Corporation, which has offered support services to the company’s launches in New Zealand. Rocket Lab’s launch …

From the AAC facility in Kodiak, taken 2016. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Alaska Aerospace Corporation is scheduled to conduct its first commercial launch at its Kodiak facility over the next few days. In 2014, a failed military test launch led to an explosion at the facility. Since then, the corporation has rebranded, rebuilt, and is …

Alaska Aerospace Corporation launch facility on Narrow Cape. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Aerospace Corporation) Daysha Eaton/KMXT The Alaska Aerospace Corporation launched a subsidiary, Aurora Launch Services, which will focus on providing support for customers to launch vehicles with smaller satellite payloads into orbit. And, it will also be cheaper, says Craig Campbell, President and CEO of AAC, because they won’t …

Alaska Aerospace Corporation launch facility on Narrow Cape. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Aerospace Corporation) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Alaska Aerospace Corporation has scheduled a launch for next month at its Kodiak facility. President and CEO Craig Campbell says a commercial company will conduct the launch sometime between July 14 and 20. He says the site will be closed for certain hours …

Alaska Aerospace Corporation launch facility on Narrow Cape. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Aerospace Corporation) Mitch Borden/KMXT Some Kodiak residents are not happy with a seemingly harmless landscape photo recently posted online. The reason — the picture was taken from a proposed launch pad for the space technology company Vector Launch incorporated at Kodiak’s Pacific Spaceport Complex. Locals worry any more …