2017 M-1 Grand Prix manzai contest winners

2017 M-1 Grand Prix manzai contest winners

TOKYO, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Japanese "manzai" comedian duo Toro Salmon -- Hideaki Murata (L) and Kazunobu Kubota -- pose at the TV Asahi studios in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2017, after winning the 2017 M-1 Grand Prix contest. (Kyodo)

American Company Makes Historic Moon Landing

American Company Makes Historic Moon Landing

Handout photo shows M-1 Mission Public Affairs Camera Image 4. Intuitive Machines successfully transmitted its first IM-1 mission images to Earth on February 16, 2024. The photos were captured shortly after separation from SpaceX’s second stage, marking the start of Intuitive Machines' first journey to the Moon under NASA’s CLPS initiative. The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed "Odie" or IM-1, has become the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in 50 years. The lander is upright and starting to send data, according to Odie's developer, Intuitive Machines. Odie is the first commercial spacecraft to make touchdown on the moon. The milestone comes after a failed US lunar lander mission last month. Photo by Intuitive Machine via ABACAPRESS.COM

American Company Makes Historic Moon Landing

American Company Makes Historic Moon Landing

Handout photo dated October 11, 2023 shows M-1 Nova-C Completed Assembly. The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed "Odie" or IM-1, has become the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in 50 years. The lander is upright and starting to send data, according to Odie's developer, Intuitive Machines. Odie is the first commercial spacecraft to make touchdown on the moon. The milestone comes after a failed US lunar lander mission last month. Photo by Intuitive Machine via ABACAPRESS.COM

American Company Makes Historic Moon Landing

American Company Makes Historic Moon Landing

Handout photo dated October 11, 2023 shows M-1 Nova-C Completed Assembly. The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed "Odie" or IM-1, has become the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in 50 years. The lander is upright and starting to send data, according to Odie's developer, Intuitive Machines. Odie is the first commercial spacecraft to make touchdown on the moon. The milestone comes after a failed US lunar lander mission last month. Photo by Intuitive Machine via ABACAPRESS.COM

American Company Makes Historic Moon Landing

American Company Makes Historic Moon Landing

Handout photo dated October 11, 2023 shows M-1 Nova-C Completed Assembly. The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed "Odie" or IM-1, has become the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in 50 years. The lander is upright and starting to send data, according to Odie's developer, Intuitive Machines. Odie is the first commercial spacecraft to make touchdown on the moon. The milestone comes after a failed US lunar lander mission last month. Photo by Intuitive Machine via ABACAPRESS.COM

American Company Makes Historic Moon Landing

American Company Makes Historic Moon Landing

Handout photo shows M-1 Mission Public Affairs Camera Image 2. Intuitive Machines successfully transmitted its first IM-1 mission images to Earth on February 16, 2024. The photos were captured shortly after separation from SpaceX’s second stage, marking the start of Intuitive Machines' first journey to the Moon under NASA’s CLPS initiative. The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed "Odie" or IM-1, has become the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in 50 years. The lander is upright and starting to send data, according to Odie's developer, Intuitive Machines. Odie is the first commercial spacecraft to make touchdown on the moon. The milestone comes after a failed US lunar lander mission last month. Photo by Intuitive Machine via ABACAPRESS.COM

American Company Makes Historic Moon Landing

American Company Makes Historic Moon Landing

Handout photo shows M-1 Mission Public Affairs Camera Image 1. Intuitive Machines successfully transmitted its first IM-1 mission images to Earth on February 16, 2024. The photos were captured shortly after separation from SpaceX’s second stage, marking the start of Intuitive Machines' first journey to the Moon under NASA’s CLPS initiative. The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed "Odie" or IM-1, has become the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in 50 years. The lander is upright and starting to send data, according to Odie's developer, Intuitive Machines. Odie is the first commercial spacecraft to make touchdown on the moon. The milestone comes after a failed US lunar lander mission last month. Photo by Intuitive Machine via ABACAPRESS.COM

'Waraimeshi' new champs of Japan's M-1 competition

'Waraimeshi' new champs of Japan's M-1 competition

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Nishida (L) and Tetsuo of the stand-up comic duo Waraimeshi (Laughing Rice), celebrate after winning the coveted M-1 title in a championship in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2010.

'Waraimeshi' new champs of Japan's M-1 competition

'Waraimeshi' new champs of Japan's M-1 competition

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Nishida (L) and Tetsuo of the stand-up comic duo Waraimeshi (Laughing Rice), celebrate after winning the coveted M-1 title in a championship in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2010. (Kyodo)