Kodiak
Astra to make second orbital launch attempt
Small launch vehicle developer Astra will make its second orbital launch attempt in December, three months after an initial launch attempt failed shortly after liftoff.
Astra launch terminated during first-stage burn
Astra launched its Rocket 3.1 vehicle late Sept. 11, but the flight ended during the small launch vehicle’s first-stage burn.
DARPA makes last-minute change to launch competition rules
With just a week before the first scheduled launch in DARPA’s responsive launch competition, the agency is tweaking the rules to allow the sole remaining company to perform both launches from the same spaceport.
Astra Space suborbital launch fails
A test flight in Alaska of a small launch vehicle by a stealthy startup company ended in failure in late November, the FAA has revealed.
Alaska launch shrouded in secrecy
A secretive California company carried out a suborbital launch from an Alaska spaceport July 20, but a week after the event few details about the event are clear, including its outcome.
Astra Space preparing for suborbital test launch
A secretive California company is gearing up for a test flight of a small launch vehicle it has developed as soon as April 5, according to government notices.
Alaskan spaceport to host secretive commercial launch
An Alaskan spaceport will host the first launch of a rocket developed by a stealthy startup company as soon as next week, spaceport officials confirmed March 20.
Senator targets Alaska launch site in wasteful spending report
The company that operates an Alaska launch site is critical of the spaceport’s inclusion in a list of pork-barrel spending released last week by a senator.
Kodiak Launch Complex Repair Work Underway
Repairs to an Alaska launch site damaged in a launch last August are underway and should be completed by the end of this year.
Kodiak Launch Site Repairs Continue Despite Alaska Governor’s Order
An executive order by the new governor of Alaska halting discretionary spending at the state’s spaceport will not stop its ongoing repairs but could affect other activities there, spaceport officials said.
Alaska Aerospace Selects Lockheed Martin for Kodiak Launches
Alaska Aerospace selected Lockheed Martin from four proposals it received in November to provide medium-lift launch services from the spaceport.
