A look at Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch in 90 seconds

STORY: A look at Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch in 90 seconds DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZOU LIPENG, Director of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center STORYLINE: A see-off ceremony was held for three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-17 crewed space mission. The Shenzhou-17 crew, Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, has the youngest lineup since the construction of China's Tiangong space station started. The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The three astronauts aboard will stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZOU LIPENG, Director of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center "I now declare the launch mission of the Shenzho

Giant rice cake-lifting festival at Kyoto temple

Giant rice cake-lifting festival at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Mika Kitagishi (C) lifts a 90-kilogram rice cake during a "mocha-age" lifting competition at Daigo-ji, a temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2014. Kitagishi won the women's section of the annual event, held to wish for good health, by holding the rice cake for a record-breaking time of 11 minutes and 11 seconds.

Radcliffe wins women's race

Radcliffe wins women's race

CHICAGO, United States - Britain's Paula Radcliffe, running in her second marathon, smiles after winning the women's race of Chicago marathon on Oct. 13. She clocked 2:17:18, lopping nearly 90 seconds off the existing world record for women. Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, who set the previous world mark of 2:18:47 in Chicago in 2001, was second in 2:19:26 while Japan's Yoko Shibui was a distant third in 2:21:22.

Wainaina wins Tokyo marathon

Wainaina wins Tokyo marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Sydney Olympic silver medalist Eric Wainaina of Kenya waves at spectators at National Stadium in central Tokyo on Feb. 1- after knocking 90 seconds off his personal best to win the Tokyo International Marathon. He clocked 2 hours, 8 minutes, 43 seconds for his second win in the event.

Japanese top spins for record length of time

Japanese top spins for record length of time

TAKAMATSU, Japan - The high-tech top designed and built by Inosuke Mori, a 69-year-old retired professor, breaks a world record Oct. 24, spinning nonstop for 1 hour, 21 minutes, 35 seconds. The time is 16 minutes, 7 seconds longer than the current record listed in the Guinness Book. The top, which weighs 13 kg and measures 90 cm high and 90 cm in diameter, is substantially smaller and lighter than the top that produced the previous record: 2 meters high and 360 kg in weight.

A glimpse of construction of China's homegrown aircraft C919 in 90 seconds

STORY: A glimpse of construction of China's homegrown aircraft C919 in 90 seconds DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction of China's homegrown aircraft C919 STORYLINE: China's homegrown C919 jumbo jet was delivered to its first customer, China Eastern Airlines (CEA) on Friday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

8 Seconds (1994)

8 Seconds (1994)

James Rebhorn, Luke Perry, Stephen Baldwin Characters: Clyde Frost,Lane Frost,Tuff Hedeman Film: 8 Seconds (1994) 01 April 1994 Date: 01 April 1994

Winner at giant rice cake-lifting contest at Kyoto temple

Winner at giant rice cake-lifting contest at Kyoto temple

Mayumi Hayashi (C) lifts a 90-kilogram gigantic "kagami mochi" rice cake during an annual competition to pray for good health at Daigo-ji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015. Hayashi won the women's section of the event, in which participants compete to see who can hold the heavy mochi aloft for the longest time, with a record-breaking 11 minutes and 31 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Wainaina wins Tokyo marathon

Wainaina wins Tokyo marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Sydney Olympic silver medalist Eric Wainaina of Kenya waves at spectators at National Stadium in central Tokyo on Feb. 1- after knocking 90 seconds off his personal best to win the Tokyo International Marathon. He clocked 2 hours, 8 minutes, 43 seconds for his second win in the event.

Japanese top spins for record length of time

Japanese top spins for record length of time

TAKAMATSU, Japan - The high-tech top designed and built by Inosuke Mori, a 69-year-old retired professor, breaks a world record Oct. 24, spinning nonstop for 1 hour, 21 minutes, 35 seconds. The time is 16 minutes, 7 seconds longer than the current record listed in the Guinness Book. The top, which weighs 13 kg and measures 90 cm high and 90 cm in diameter, is substantially smaller and lighter than the top that produced the previous record: 2 meters high and 360 kg in weight.