Kodiak Spaceport

Fossil Beach, at the southern end of Kodiak Island road system, will be closed Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30, from 5-10 p.m. The Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska at Narrow Cape announced the road closure March 28.  After that initial announcement, PSCA released an update on the evening of March 29 stating Fossil Beach would be open on Saturday, …

A retired U.S. Air Force Colonel is the new president and chief executive officer of the Alaska Aerospace Corporation, which oversees Kodiak’s Pacific Spaceport Complex on Narrow Cape. John Oberst was announced as the head of the state-owned corporation last month on Feb. 26. Oberst has 30 years of military service, during which he was mainly stationed at Joint Base …

Alaska’s Pacific Spaceport Complex is gearing up for its next launch at its site on Kodiak Island. Island residents saw access to a local beach closed for several days over the last week as various testing is underway. Robert Greene is the President of Aurora Launch Services, a subsidiary of the Alaska Aerospace Corporation, which operates out of the spaceport …

Alaska Aerospace has gone without permanent leadership for most of the past year but could announce a new chief executive officer soon.  Alaska Aerospace runs the Pacific Spaceport Complex at the end of Kodiak’s road system. (Brian Venua/KMXT) Alaska Senate President Gary Stevens is a non-voting member of the state-owned company’s board. He couldn’t give a name but said they’ve …

The Kodiak Pacific Spaceport Complex on Narrow Cape held an open house on Aug. 14. Tours included showing the public Alaska Aerospace’s laboratories and launch sites. A recent criticism of the company has been transparency. This was the first tour day at the the company’s campus since the pandemic. John Cramer, Alaska Aerospace’s interim CEO and president, said it’s just …

Astra Aerospace successfully launched an experimental rocket Friday evening from Kodiak Island’s Pacific Spaceport Complex. The 40-foot rocket lifted off shortly after 9 p.m. shooting more than 300 miles upward into the night sky. The launch’s mission was to test the deployment of a dummy payload. It was a critically important milestone for Astra, a company that hinges their business …

Astra Aerospace aborted a test of another rocket from Kodiak’s Narrow Cape Thursday evening. It was the Alameda, California-based company’s first attempt since its August 28 rocket launch failed early in the flight. The launch window opened at 8 p.m. with launch expected within a few hours. Two hours of delays ended in a cancellation of the launch at approximately …

While it is the end of Mark Lester’s tenure as CEO of the Alaska Aerospace Corporation, he is adamant that the story of spaceflight in Alaska is only in its first chapters. “I think our kids will look back on it, our grandkids will look back on it. And they will be routinely going through space to reach their destinations …

On today’s midday news report with host Terry Haines: Astra successfully launches their rocket. Kodiak harvest food co-op is awarded a grant. More on Governor Mike Dunleavey’s proposed state budget. All that and more, This Wednesday, on the midday news report.

Photo of Earth taken by Astra’s Rocket 3.2 Astra, a California-based aerospace company, successfully launched their Rocket 3.2 into orbit from the Pacific Spaceport Complex near Pasagshak Tuesday afternoon. According to Astra Head of Communications Alexis Georgeson, their goal was not primarily to reach orbit. But the rocket’s successful launch may indicate that the changes made from the failed launches …