Words such as these were emblazoned in dozens of languages on the front page of newspapers around the world, echoing the first part of President John F. Kennedy’s bold challenge to the nation, made more than eight years earlier – to land a man on the Moon. That part was successfully accomplished on July […]
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – Thirty years ago today a Canadian C-130 aircraft crashed into a snowbank here and split in two during a landing in a thick, icy fog, killing nine Canadian soldiers heading to a major U.S.-Canadian military exercise. U.S. Army Alaska, along with Canadian counterparts, will mark the […]
Thursday, January 3, 2019 (Anchorage) – Governor Michael J. Dunleavy Thursday proclaimed January 3, 2019 as “the 60th Anniversary of Alaska Statehood Day” and issued the following statement: “Today, on the 60th Anniversary of Alaska Statehood, we are reminded by all those that came before us – the pioneers who recognized our unique and immeasurable […]
On Oct. 11, 1968, NASA launched its first crewed Apollo mission, which paved the way for the moon landing less than a year later. The Apollo 7 crew was commanded by Wally Schirra, with Command Module Pilot Donn Eisele, and Lunar Module Pilot Walt Cunningham. The mission consisted of an 11-day Earth-orbital test flight to test the Apollo command and […]