The Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) launched the Alaska Heritage Sail portion of the Moananuiākea Voyage in Southeast Alaska that will circumnavigate that entire Pacific Ocean. Taking four years to complete, the voyage will travel to 36 countries and archipelagoes, almost 100 indigenous territories and more than 300 ports. The goal of the voyage is to […]
NASA and SpaceX postponed a planned Monday launch of a four-member crew to the International Space Station due to a ground systems issue. The decision came less than three minutes before the spacecraft was due to lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. A backup launch date had been set for […]
Fairbanks, AK – On February 22, 2023, Doyon, Limited and McKinley Alaska Private Investment, LLC (McKinley) announced the private investment fund, Na’-Nuk Investment Fund 2, LP (Na’- Nuk Fund 2), will launch in spring 2023. This is McKinley’s second private investment fund. The Na’-Nuk Fund 2’s strategic investments will focus on companies that aim to […]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea has fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, since displaying its largest show of ICBMs during a late-night military parade last week. The missile, soaring at a lofted trajectory, landed within Japan’s exclusive economic zone, according to Tokyo. Japan’s Defense Ministry characterized the weapon as an “ICBM-class” missile, noting […]