Kodiak Pacific Spaceport Complex participates in missile defense test

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor is launched from the Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska in Kodiak during flight test on July 11, 2017. The THAAD weapon system successfully intercepted an air-launched intermediate-range ballistic missile target. (Public domain photo by Leah Garton/Missile Defense Agency)Kodiak Island’s rocket launch facility was one of the players in a missile defense test this week.
The Alaska Aerospace Corporation is in a multi-year agreement with the U.S.