It is no coincidence that this announcement came after the release this month of the Kodiak Launch Pad 3 Final EA.  So much for the Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC) wanting to "go private."  Truth is, it can not survive without state or taxpayers money.  Who would have guessed?  Kodiak residents heard the old "good for the economy" story 20 years ago. As stated in the recent EA, the FAA does NOT license federal launches but since there has been no commercial launches in 18 years from Kodiak, only federal, the Defense Department has been getting away with launching military payloads from 'state, public lands' at Narrow Cape where the 'Space Pork' is located. Where else in the U.S does that happen? It was a Department of Defense launch vehicle that exploded and spewed rocket fuel all over beautiful Narrow Cape in 2014 so no, Kodiak residents do not want any further infrastructure or military launches from Narrow Cape that contaminates their environment, recreational and hunting grounds