Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska

Yesterday evening’s (Tuesday evening’s) rocket launch was scrubbed at the Pacific Spaceport Complex near Pasagshak. Astra, an aerospace company based in California, was making a second attempt to launch their Rocket 3.1, a small rocket capable of delivering small satellites to a low orbit cluster of telecommunications satellites, after their first attempt on Sunday. That launch was canceled due to …

Test launch for Astra’s Rocket 3.1. (photo by Astra) Astra’s first launch attempt from the Pacific Spaceport Complex Sunday evening was scrubbed. For the most part, the launch seemed like a go, with only a slight delay for winds. But about 15 minutes from launch, a boat had wandered into the waterway hazard zone, an area south of Narrow Cape …

Astra’s Rocket 3 This week, Kodiak could see another rocket attempt to make orbit from the Pacific Spaceport launch complex near Pasagshak (puh-SAG-SHACK). KMXT’s Jared Griffin has this report on the scheduled launch by California aerospace company Astra. —————————————————————- Astra says they are approaching space a little differently. “We believe in achieving scale by making a relatively small launch vehicle …

Test launch for Astra’s Rocket 3.1. (photo by Astra) The aerospace company Astra will be taking another shot at a Kodiak launch next month after a failed launch earlier this year. This (Monday) morning, Astra announced on Twitter that their next launch is planned to take place between August 2nd and 7th, a six-day launch window that will be open …

Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: KIBSD is hosting a meeting for parents Tuesday night about the upcoming school year Good and bad news for Kodiak fishing season Launch dates announced for a rocket launch in August Record COVID counts A study by the Alaska Marine Highway Reshaping Work …

A federal government-sponsored tactical satellite lifts off from the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak, operated by the Alaska Aerospace Corporation. (Photo by John F. Williams) In an op-ed for the Washington Examiner Monday morning, Alaska Gov. Dunleavy highlighted the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak to make a case that Anchorage and southcentral Alaska should be the permanent headquarters of US …

Rendering of Space Perspective’s Neptune Spaceship, a capsule attached to a large space balloon Human spaceflights are coming to Kodiak. Today, the Alaska Aerospace Corporation, which runs the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak, announced that a Florida-based space tourism company called Space Perspective is planning to bring human spaceflight operations to Kodiak Island. These flights will take up to eight …

An unexpected error during a rocket launch rehearsal caused a small brush fire and damage to launch facilities at the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Kodiak on Monday. Alaska Aerospace CEO Mark Lester reported the “anomaly” caused an explosion on Launch Pad B at 2 p.m. Monday afternoon. No staff were present at the pad during the rehearsal and there were …