Missile Defense Agency contracts Kodiak launch facility

A rocket takes off from the from the Kodiak launch facility. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Aerospace Corporation)
The Missile Defense Agency is bringing some business to Kodiak’s space launch facility. The MDA announced Thursday it is awarding a sole-source contract to the Alaska Aerospace Corporation that could be worth as much as $80 million over the next six years.
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, says the contract will require new construction at the