After many delays, first orbital launch from Kodiak Island a success
A Lockheed Martin-built Athena rocket successfully lifted off from Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska at 10:40 p.m. EDT Sept. 29, deploying four satellites and marking the first orbital launch from the facility. The "Kodiak Star" mission, as the launch was dubbed, carried the NASA-sponsored Starshine 3...
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