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Oct 9, 2026
Katherine IrvingHOST
KMXT's Davis Hovey tagged along with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and has this story.
Davis HoveyCORRESPONDENT
CEO and president of Alaska Aerospace Corporation, John Oberst, was beaming as he welcomed Isaacman to the spaceport near Narrow Cape on Tuesday.
John OberstSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We're just excited that you're here today.
John OberstSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We haven't had a NASA administrator visit our site.
Davis HoveyCORRESPONDENT
NASA branded Isaacman's first visit to Kodiak as part of its inspiration tour around the country to strengthen its partnerships and highlight air and space innovations.
Davis HoveyCORRESPONDENT
The agency is currently focused on returning to the moon, establishing a more permanent presence there with a lunar base, and sending nuclear-powered unmanned vehicles to Mars.
Davis HoveyCORRESPONDENT
Isaacman did not make any commitments or announce any specific projects with the Alaska Aerospace Corporation during his time in Kodiak, but Oberst, however, says he is expecting NASA to return to the spaceport.
John OberstSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And I think we are gonna see, um, some NASA initiatives that they bring to Kodiak i- in the future as well.
BaileyHOST
There's no way that's gonna, uh, happen without the contributions of, uh, Kodiak Island, the Pacific Launch Complexes, uh, and the other launch complexes around the nation.
KristinHOST
Officials say expanding partnerships between UAF, Alaska Aerospace, and federal agencies will help position the state at the center of that growing space economy.
KristinHOST
Well, for some drivers, paying to park is as simple as tapping a phone.
KristinHOST
For others, it's dropping coins in a meter.