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Kodiak spaceport could receive $125 million upgrade for 200-foot rockets

Like many good space adventures, it is when all hope is lost that the hero saves the day. Lockheed Martin may be the Kodiak spaceports rocket-propelled saviour.
On Friday, Lockheed Martin announced it has signed a contract with Kodiak Launch to be the aerospace engineering firms medium lift facility on the west coast.
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Alaska's spaceport turns to tiny sats after missile defence

After a couple lacklustre years, when a single launch was good news, new ways of using existing technology could revive the nation's only high latitude, full-service spaceport.
Gov. Sean Parnell allocated $8 million in his proposed FY 2013 operating budget for basic operations and maintenance of the Kodiak Launch Complex, located 44 miles outside of the city of Kodiak. Alaska Aerospace testified in House Military and Veterans Affairs finance sub-committee on Feb. 3 to convince legislators to keep it there.
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The Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC) is a commercial rocket launch facility for sub-orbital and orbital space launch vehicles owned and operated by the Alaska Aerospace Corporation, a public corporation of the State of Alaska. The facility is located on Kodiak Island, Alaska.
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