Public tours of Poker Flat Research Range

Public tours will be given at Poker Flat Research Range from June 12 to July 10. The public is invited to tour portions of the lower-range with guides from the Geophysical Institute Public Relations Office. Tours are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. and last approximately one hour in length. Poker Flat Research Range is marked on the Steese Highway by a large rocket and sign at the entrance of the range on Neal Brown Road. The public may gather in the Administrative building, the first building encountered within the range. A conference room inside will be the starting point of the tour. The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks owns and operates Poker Flat Research Range, the only non-federal, university-owned rocket range in the world. It is located 30 miles north of Fairbanks, off the Steese Highway. Contact Kaz Alvarez for more information at kaz@gi.alaska.edu or 907-474-5036.