Lockheed Martin Selects Alaska’s Kodiak Launch Complex Support Future Athena Launches
DENVER, March 2, 2012 – – Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] announced today that it has chosen Alaska’s Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC) as its dedicated West Coast launch facility for Athena rocket launches. The company’s decision will enable Alaska Aerospace Corporation to move ahead with plans to expand its space launch capabilities. Lockheed Martin has been working with the state of Alaska […]
Lockheed Martin Raytheon Team Submits Final Proposal Ground Based Midcourse Defense Contract
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that it has submitted its final proposal revision for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and Sustainment Contract. The Lockheed Martin-Raytheon GMD team delivered its final offer to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA’s) GMD Joint Program Office in Huntsville, Ala., Nov. 18. The contract will provide development, manufacturing, test, training, performance-based logistics, […]
Kodiak Launch Complex Puts Tacsat4 Orbit
(KODIAK) The Department of Defense, Office of Operationally Responsive Space will dedicate the TacSat-4 mission, an experimental tactical communication satellite being launched at the Kodiak Launch Complex, in memory of the 30 United States service members who made the ultimate sacrifice when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan on August 6. The Chinook helicopter, call sign Extortion 17, was participating in a military […]
Tom Case Accepts Chancellor Position University Alaska Anchorage
University of Alaska President Pat Gamble today announced that Tom Case, the former dean of the University of Alaska Anchorage College of Business and Public Policy, will succeed Fran Ulmer as UAA chancellor. Case is currently the president and chief operating officer for the Alaska Aerospace Corp. headquartered in Anchorage. He’ll resign from that position to take the top leadership position at […]
Alaska Aerospace Corporation Announces Craig E Campbell Become President and Chief Operating
Dale Nash, Alaska Aerospace Corporation Chief Executive Officer announced today that former Lieutenant Governor Craig E. Campbell will become the President and Chief Operating Officer for Alaska Aerospace Corporation effective February 15, 2011. “I am pleased to have Craig join our team at AAC. He brings a wealth of state and federal government experience which will be invaluable as we pursue a more diversified business portfolio in […]
Oversight Authority Alaska Aerospace Corporation Realigned
Juneau, Alaska – In a move to build a stronger and more dependable aerospace industry in Alaska, Governor Sean Parnell signed an executive order moving the oversight authority for the Alaska Aerospace Corporation from the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The governor says the move will ultimately help grow related private-sector opportunities. […]
Nasa Launches Exploration Science Collaboration Alaska
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — NASA and the State of Alaska agreed today to collaborate in a variety of activities of mutual interest involving small satellite development, advanced aviation, space exploration, education and science. During a ceremony held at the Alaska Aerospace Corporation’s (AAC) Kodiak Launch Complex on Kodiak Island, Alaska, NASA’s Ames Research Center Director S. Pete Worden and Deputy Commissioner of the Alaska Department […]
Lockheed Martin and Alaska Aerospace Partner Gmd Development and Sustainment Contract
Alaska Aerospace to Provide Responsive Operations and Sustainment Support at Key GMD Sites Lockheed Martin and ATK Announce 2nd Generation Athena Launch Vehicles – Athena to fill Critical Niche in Affordable Rockets – Available for Launch in 2012 Denver, March 25, 2010 – Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) and Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK), have entered into a strategic teaming agreement to offer launch services utilizing upgraded […]