Two launches to mark start of Poker Flat rocket range season

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Two launches to mark start of Poker Flat rocket range season

Testing a theory about cleaning up after a nuclear detonation in space and learning more about winds at the edge of Earth’s atmosphere are the goals of two NASA sounding rocket launches this month at Poker Flat Research Range. The two-week launch window for the flights opens Sunday. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute […]

Geophysical Institute, Poker Flat offer free summer tours

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Geophysical Institute, Poker Flat offer free summer tours

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is offering free public family-friendly tours through Labor Day. Tours began on Memorial Day. Two different guided tours are available. One consists of a visit to several science groups in the Geophysical Institute home base in the Elvey Building on UAF’s Troth Yeddha’ Campus. The other is a […]