Can an Alaskan spaceport ease Pentagon’s launch bottleneck?
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If Pacific Spaceport Complex–Alaska becomes a viable path from suborbital to national-security launches, the bottleneck shifts from pads to integration and range scheduling. Defense contractors and launch startups should treat regional spaceports as strategic partners and start pre-negotiating access and infrastructure now.
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