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Article: Three, two, one: lift-off. (Alaska's aerospace industry)
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- Alaska Business Monthly
- Article date:
- May 1, 1998
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Alaska Launches Into New Frontier
Is Alaska the next launch center of the world? Its geographical local makes it ripe to become a leader in the commercial aerospace industry. Kodiak and Fairbanks are already aboard this ride into space. In fact, the Air Force is slated to make a polar launch from Kodiak this September. And if experts are right, Anchorage may be impacted as well.
It is appropriate Alaska's state flag portrays a polar sky because the 49th state is on the verge of establishing itself as an international center for commercial aerospace. The state's geographical location is ideal for space travel. An Alaska-based launch complex can access many ...