Space Industry

Aurora Photography with Vincent Ledvina

Vincent Ledvina On a sunny Saturday morning in Fairbanks, Alaska Space met up with Vincent Ledvina, a Space Physics PhD student at the...

Sep 8, 20253 min read

Fairbanks, the second largest city in Alaska, has a few key things going for it: the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the proximity of...

Sep 1, 20253 min read

Posters that President Donald Trump used to announce Golden Dome depict missile defense as a shield. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein The US...

Jul 25, 20254 min read

Mock-up of an Earth Observation Satellite Earth Observation (EO) satellites are used for environmental monitoring, cartography,...

Jul 22, 20253 min read

In the state of Alaska, there are four Alaska Native corporations that are now connected with the space industry. These fall into the...

Jul 18, 20252 min read

As of mid-July 2025, the Big Beautiful Bill Act has recently been passed. Alaska Space spent some time going through the document in an...

Jul 15, 20255 min read

A boost to the Alaskan space industry happened on June 10, 2025 when the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Geophysical Institute and...

Jul 11, 20252 min read

Originally submitted to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner's "Community Perspective". The Alaska Department of Labor produces annual labor...

Jul 11, 20253 min read