KODIAK, Alaska—
There will be at least a one-year delay in the plans to expand the Kodiak Launch Complex.
The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports Alaska Aerospace Corp. CEO Craig Campbell told the board Thursday the delays in constructing Launch Pad 3 are because Lockheed-Martin has had its own delays in securing customers for a new, larger rocket that would be launched from Kodiak.
He's now projecting 2015 for the launch of the Athena III rocket. That means the earliest construction would start in Kodiak is next summer.
Campbell says preliminary work continues, such as conducting environmental assessments which must be completed before construction can begin.
