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11 Dead or Missing After ATR 42-500 Plane Crashes - Indonesia

A journalist stands near the debris of the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft near the summit of Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. Indonesian rescuers have found one victim from the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft on Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, authorities said on Sunday. The ATR 42-500 aircraft reportedly lost contact over Maros regency in South Sulawesi province. The plane was operating a flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar when communication with air traffic control was cut off on Saturday. According to official data, 10 people were on board the aircraft at the time it lost contact, comprising seven crew members and three passengers. Photo by Muchtamir Zaide/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 Dead or Missing After ATR 42-500 Plane Crashes - Indonesia

Rescue team members transfer the debris of the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft near the summit of Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. Indonesian rescuers have found one victim from the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft on Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, authorities said on Sunday. The ATR 42-500 aircraft reportedly lost contact over Maros regency in South Sulawesi province. The plane was operating a flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar when communication with air traffic control was cut off on Saturday. According to official data, 10 people were on board the aircraft at the time it lost contact, comprising seven crew members and three passengers. Photo by Muchtamir Zaide/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 Dead or Missing After ATR 42-500 Plane Crashes - Indonesia

Rescue team members stand near the debris of the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft near the summit of Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. Indonesian rescuers have found one victim from the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft on Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, authorities said on Sunday. The ATR 42-500 aircraft reportedly lost contact over Maros regency in South Sulawesi province. The plane was operating a flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar when communication with air traffic control was cut off on Saturday. According to official data, 10 people were on board the aircraft at the time it lost contact, comprising seven crew members and three passengers. Photo by Muchtamir Zaide/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 Dead or Missing After ATR 42-500 Plane Crashes - Indonesia

Rescue team members stand near the debris of the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft near the summit of Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. Indonesian rescuers have found one victim from the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft on Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, authorities said on Sunday. The ATR 42-500 aircraft reportedly lost contact over Maros regency in South Sulawesi province. The plane was operating a flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar when communication with air traffic control was cut off on Saturday. According to official data, 10 people were on board the aircraft at the time it lost contact, comprising seven crew members and three passengers. Photo by Muchtamir Zaide/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 Dead or Missing After ATR 42-500 Plane Crashes - Indonesia

Rescue team members stand near the debris of the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft near the summit of Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. Indonesian rescuers have found one victim from the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft on Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, authorities said on Sunday. The ATR 42-500 aircraft reportedly lost contact over Maros regency in South Sulawesi province. The plane was operating a flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar when communication with air traffic control was cut off on Saturday. According to official data, 10 people were on board the aircraft at the time it lost contact, comprising seven crew members and three passengers. Photo by Muchtamir Zaide/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File French Astronaut Claudie Haignere

Handout photo shows ISS003-E-7251 (23-31 October 2001) --- The Soyuz Taxi crewmembers wave from a Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS). Clockwise from the top are Commander Victor Afanasyev, Flight Engineer Konstantin Kozeev and French Flight Engineer Claudie Haignere. Afanasyev and Kozeev represent Rosaviakosmos, and Haignere represents ESA, carrying out a flight program for CNES, the French Space Agency, under a commercial contract with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. This image was taken with a digital still camera by one of the Expedition Three crew from the nadir docking port on the station. Photo by Johnson Space Center/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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File French Astronaut Claudie Haignere

Handout photo shows ISS003-E-7032 (23-31 October 2001) --- The Expedition Three crew (bottom) and the Soyuz Taxi crew assemble for a group photo in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). The Expedition Three crewmembers are astronaut Frank L. Culbertson, Jr. (center), mission commander, and cosmonauts Mikhail Tyurin (left) and Vladimir N. Dezhurov, both flight engineers. The Soyuz Taxi crewmembers are Commander Victor Afanasyev (left), French Flight Engineer Claudie Haignere, and Flight Engineer Konstantin Kozeev. Tyurin, Dezhurov, Afanasyev, and Kozeev represent Rosaviakosmos. Haignere represents ESA, carrying out a flight program for CNES, the French Space Agency, under a commercial contract with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. This image was taken with a digital still camera. Photo by Johnson Space Center/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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File French Astronaut Claudie Haignere

Handout photo shows ISS003-E-7061 (23-31 October 2001) --- Astronaut Frank L. Culbertson, Jr. (right), Expedition Three mission commander, shakes hands with French Flight Engineer Claudie Haignere of the Soyuz Taxi crew, in the Unity node on the International Space Station (ISS). Haignere represents ESA, carrying out a flight program for CNES, the French Space Agency, under a commercial contract with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. This image was taken with a digital still camera. Photo by Johnson Space Center/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apollo 8 Crew

In this US Government hand-out photo, taken on October 8,1968 the Apollo 8 prime crew stands in foreground as the Apollo (Spacecraft 103/Saturn 503) space vehicle leaves the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building on way to Pad A, Launch Complex 39. The Saturn V stack and its mobile launch tower are atop a huge crawler-transporter. The Apollo 8 crew consists of (left to right) astronauts Frank Borman, commander; James A. Lovell Jr., command module pilot; and William A. Anders, lunar module pilot. In August of 1968, these three NASA astronauts received a call telling them to cancel their winter holiday plans — they were going to the Moon. Fifty years later we are celebrating the historic mission of Apollo 8. Photo by NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2 Dead And 1 Missing After Fast Boat Sinks Off Bali - Indonesia

This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search And Rescue (BASARNAS) shows rescuers attempt to recover a fast boat after it capsized in Bali, Indonesia, on Aug. 6, 2025. Indonesian Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi on Wednesday apologized on behalf of the government over the capsizing of a boat near the entrance of Sanur Harbor, Bali, and called for prompt measures to address the accident. Two passengers, who were Chinese nationals, were confirmed dead, and one crew member was missing as a result of the accident. A total of 73 passengers and four crew members were rescued and taken for treatment. As of Wednesday, the body of the missing crew has been found, bringing the death toll to three. Photo by BASARNAS/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2 Dead And 1 Missing After Fast Boat Sinks Off Bali - Indonesia

This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search And Rescue (BASARNAS) shows rescuers attempt to recover a fast boat after it capsized in Bali, Indonesia, on Aug. 6, 2025. Indonesian Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi on Wednesday apologized on behalf of the government over the capsizing of a boat near the entrance of Sanur Harbor, Bali, and called for prompt measures to address the accident. Two passengers, who were Chinese nationals, were confirmed dead, and one crew member was missing as a result of the accident. A total of 73 passengers and four crew members were rescued and taken for treatment. As of Wednesday, the body of the missing crew has been found, bringing the death toll to three. Photo by BASARNAS/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Astronaut Onishi blasts off on mission

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 14, 2025, carrying Takuya Onishi and three fellow crew members bound for the International Space Station.

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24th anniversary of Ehime Maru collision off Hawaii

Photo taken on Feb. 9, 2025, shows a cenotaph built in Hawaii's Honolulu in memory of those killed in a fatal collision between the Ehime Maru training boat of Uwajima Fisheries High School in Japan's Ehime Prefecture and a U.S. nuclear submarine off Hawaii in 2001. The collision claimed the lives of four students, two teachers and three crew members exactly 24 years earlier.

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24th anniversary of Ehime Maru collision off Hawaii

Fumiaki Okahara, mayor of Uwajima, a western Japan city, prays at a memorial ceremony held in Hawaii's Honolulu on Feb. 9, 2025, to mark the 24th anniversary of a fatal collision between the Ehime Maru training boat of Uwajima Fisheries High School and a U.S. nuclear submarine off Hawaii in 2001. The collision claimed the lives of four students, two teachers and three crew members.

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US: Passenger Flight Collides With Army Helicopter Near Reagan National Airport 6

An American Airlines plane carrying 64 people collided mid-air with a Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, January 29, killing all 67 people on board. The AA flight was coming from Wichita, Kansas, and had 60 passengers and 4 crew members on board. This video captures search and rescue efforts near the crash site, which continued into the following morning.

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US: Passenger Flight Collides With Army Helicopter Near Reagan National Airport 4

An American Airlines plane carrying 64 people collided mid-air with a Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, January 29, killing all 67 people on board. The AA flight was coming from Wichita, Kansas, and had 60 passengers and 4 crew members on board.

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US: Passenger Flight Collides With Army Helicopter Near Reagan National Airport 5

An American Airlines plane carrying 64 people collided mid-air with a Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, January 29, killing all 67 people on board. The AA flight was coming from Wichita, Kansas, and had 60 passengers and 4 crew members on board.

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Trump Picks Musk Ally Jared Isaacman To Head Nasa

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated September 15, 2021 of SpaceX Inspiration 4 crew member Jared Isaacman, with Chris Sembroski, foreground, hugs his daughter as they prepare to depart for the launch pad, ahead of their scheduled liftoff on the Inspiration 4 mission at Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. The crew will orbit the earth for three days in the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" spacecraft. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Photo by Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thanksgiving Beyond Earth

Handout photo dated November 27, 2018 shows Getting all ten members of an aggregation consisting of seven Endeavour astronauts and three Expedition 18 crewmembers into a single photo wasn't easy as the two crews shared a Thanksgiving meal on the middeck of the orbiter. Astronaut Sandra Magnus, Expedition 18 flight engineer, appears at top center. Clockwise from her position are astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Eric Boe, along with cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, and astronauts Steve Bowen (partially visible behind Lonchakov), Donald Pettit, Michael Fincke, Gregory Chamitoff, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Chris Ferguson (partially visible at top right). Ferguson is STS-126 commander, and Fincke is commander for the station crew. Since 1973, astronauts have celebrated Thanksgiving in space, bringing a cherished tradition far beyond Earth. The first Thanksgiving in orbit took place aboard Skylab during the Skylab 4 mission, where astronauts Gerald Carr, Edward Gibson, and William Pogue marked the day with an improvis

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Cargo Plane Skids Off Tarmac - Vancouver

A cargo jet is seen after going off the runway at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on November 19, 2024. The cargo jet went off the runway at Vancouver International Airport Tuesday morning. Fire and rescue attended the scene, and there were no injuries reported and the crew of three were safely deplaned, the airport said. Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows the crew of Shenzhou-18 and Shenzhou-19 manned spaceships talking with each other. The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio on Wednesday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. The Shenzhou-18 crew opened the hatch at 12:51 p.m. (Beijing Time) and greeted the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The six crew members then took group pictures for the fifth space get-together in China's aerospace history. They will live and work together for about five days to complete planned tasks and handover work, the CMSA said. The Shenzhou-18 crew is scheduled to return to the Dongfeng landing site in north China on Nov. 4. Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows a group photo of the crew of Shenzhou-18 and Shenzhou-19 manned spaceships. The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio on Wednesday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. The Shenzhou-18 crew opened the hatch at 12:51 p.m. (Beijing Time) and greeted the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The six crew members then took group pictures for the fifth space get-together in China's aerospace history. They will live and work together for about five days to complete planned tasks and handover work, the CMSA said. The Shenzhou-18 crew is scheduled to return to the Dongfeng landing site in north China on Nov. 4. Photo by Li Jie/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows the crew of Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship greeting the crew of Shenzhou-19 manned spaceship. The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio on Wednesday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. The Shenzhou-18 crew opened the hatch at 12:51 p.m. (Beijing Time) and greeted the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The six crew members then took group pictures for the fifth space get-together in China's aerospace history. They will live and work together for about five days to complete planned tasks and handover work, the CMSA said. The Shenzhou-18 crew is scheduled to return to the Dongfeng landing site in north China on Nov. 4. Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows the crew of Shenzhou-18 and Shenzhou-19 manned spaceships talking with each other. The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio on Wednesday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. The Shenzhou-18 crew opened the hatch at 12:51 p.m. (Beijing Time) and greeted the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The six crew members then took group pictures for the fifth space get-together in China's aerospace history. They will live and work together for about five days to complete planned tasks and handover work, the CMSA said. The Shenzhou-18 crew is scheduled to return to the Dongfeng landing site in north China on Nov. 4. Photo by Li Jie/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows the crew of Shenzhou-18 and Shenzhou-19 manned spaceships hugging together. The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio on Wednesday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. The Shenzhou-18 crew opened the hatch at 12:51 p.m. (Beijing Time) and greeted the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The six crew members then took group pictures for the fifth space get-together in China's aerospace history. They will live and work together for about five days to complete planned tasks and handover work, the CMSA said. The Shenzhou-18 crew is scheduled to return to the Dongfeng landing site in north China on Nov. 4. Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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20th anniv. of U.S. chopper crash at Okinawa university

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks to the press in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Aug. 13, 2024, the 20th anniversary of a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crash onto the grounds of Okinawa International University in Ginowan, near U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Staion. No local residents were hurt but three crew members were injured in the accident on Aug. 13, 2004.

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20th anniv. of U.S. chopper crash at Okinawa university

Okinawa International University students and staff hold a rally on its campus in Ginowan in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Aug. 13, 2024, the 20th anniversary of a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crash onto the university's grounds. No local residents were hurt but three crew members were injured in the accident on Aug. 13, 2004.

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20th anniv. of U.S. chopper crash at Okinawa university

Photo taken at Okinawa International University in Ginowan in the southern Japan prefecture on Aug. 13, 2024, shows a tree that was burned down when a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crashed onto the university's grounds on Aug. 13, 2004. University students and staff held a rally the same day on the campus to mark the 20th anniversary of the accident in which no local residents were hurt but three crew members were injured.

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20th anniv. of U.S. chopper crash at Okinawa university

Okinawa International University President Hajime Asato speaks during a rally on campus in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Aug. 13, 2024, the 20th anniversary of a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crash onto the university's grounds. No local residents were hurt but three crew members were injured in the accident on Aug. 13, 2004.

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Toronto Reels From Floods After Severe Storms - Canada

A Royal Canadian Air Force Search and Rescue helicopter crew rescues a man from Etobicoke Creek following heavy rain in Toronto, ON, Canada on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Torrential rain that pummelled Toronto, ON, Canada flooded a major highway, several thoroughfares and a key transit hub on Tuesday ‚Äì requiring emergency crews to rescue people from stranded cars and other spaces ‚Äì while large parts of the city were left without power. Record rainfall from three huge storms has flooded parts of Toronto, cut power and left drivers stranded on the major motorway through the city. Environment Canada reported that almost 100mm (4in) of rain fell on Toronto on Tuesday, surpassing the city's daily record set in 1941. The storm left more than 167,000 customers without power, according to Toronto Hydro. Photo by Arlyn McAdorey/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Toronto Reels From Floods After Severe Storms - Canada

A Royal Canadian Air Force Search and Rescue helicopter crew rescues a man from Etobicoke Creek following heavy rain in Toronto, ON, Canada on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Torrential rain that pummelled Toronto, ON, Canada flooded a major highway, several thoroughfares and a key transit hub on Tuesday ‚Äì requiring emergency crews to rescue people from stranded cars and other spaces ‚Äì while large parts of the city were left without power. Record rainfall from three huge storms has flooded parts of Toronto, cut power and left drivers stranded on the major motorway through the city. Environment Canada reported that almost 100mm (4in) of rain fell on Toronto on Tuesday, surpassing the city's daily record set in 1941. The storm left more than 167,000 customers without power, according to Toronto Hydro. Photo by Arlyn McAdorey/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Toronto Reels From Floods After Severe Storms - Canada

A Royal Canadian Air Force Search and Rescue helicopter crew rescues a man from Etobicoke Creek following heavy rain in Toronto, ON, Canada on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Torrential rain that pummelled Toronto, ON, Canada flooded a major highway, several thoroughfares and a key transit hub on Tuesday ‚Äì requiring emergency crews to rescue people from stranded cars and other spaces ‚Äì while large parts of the city were left without power. Record rainfall from three huge storms has flooded parts of Toronto, cut power and left drivers stranded on the major motorway through the city. Environment Canada reported that almost 100mm (4in) of rain fell on Toronto on Tuesday, surpassing the city's daily record set in 1941. The storm left more than 167,000 customers without power, according to Toronto Hydro. Photo by Arlyn McAdorey/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-RUSSIA-JOINT MARITIME EXERCISE (CN)

(240715) -- GUANGZHOU, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Crew members of the Russian corvette Gromkiy are seen at a naval port in Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, July 15, 2024. Chinese and Russian fleets set sail from a naval port in Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, on Monday for a three-day maritime exercise. As a key part of an ongoing China-Russia joint exercise, the drill will include subjects such as anchorage defense, joint reconnaissance and early warning, joint search and rescue, and joint air defense and missile defense, according to a military source. Live weapon firing will be conducted to test the results of previous discussions and exchanges during the planning phase, the source said. Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, announced on Friday that Chinese and Russian armed forces started "Exercise Joint Sea-2024" in the waters and airspace near Zhanjiang. The exercise is scheduled to last until around mid-July. Photo by Xinhua/AB

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240427) -- BEIJING, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 25, 2024 shows a backup version of the aquatic ecosystem. The three taikonauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another taikonaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. A unique task for the taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 is to create an "aquarium" and raise fish in zero gravity. They will create a simplified version of an aquatic ecosystem using zebrafish and algae to study how the space environment affects their growth and system balance. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-18-AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM (CN)

(240426) -- JIUQUAN, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members transfer the integrated aquatic ecosystem sample for the Shenzhou-18 spaceflight mission at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. The three taikonauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another taikonaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. A unique task for the taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 is to create an "aquarium" and raise fish in zero gravity. They will create a simplified version of an aquatic ecosystem using zebrafish and algae to study how the space environment affects their growth and system balance. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-18-AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM (CN)

(240426) -- JIUQUAN, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member processes the algae at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. The three taikonauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another taikonaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. A unique task for the taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 is to create an "aquarium" and raise fish in zero gravity. They will create a simplified version of an aquatic ecosystem using zebrafish and algae to study how the space environment affects their growth and system balance. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-18-AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM (CN)

(240426) -- JIUQUAN, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 25, 2024 shows a backup version of the aquatic ecosystem. The three taikonauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another taikonaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. A unique task for the taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 is to create an "aquarium" and raise fish in zero gravity. They will create a simplified version of an aquatic ecosystem using zebrafish and algae to study how the space environment affects their growth and system balance. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-18-AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM (CN)

(240426) -- JIUQUAN, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member observes the condition of the zebrafish for backup at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. The three taikonauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another taikonaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. A unique task for the taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 is to create an "aquarium" and raise fish in zero gravity. They will create a simplified version of an aquatic ecosystem using zebrafish and algae to study how the space environment affects their growth and system balance. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-18-AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM (CN)

(240426) -- JIUQUAN, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Researcher Wang Gaohong prepares the backup version of the aquatic ecosystem at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. The three taikonauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another taikonaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. A unique task for the taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 is to create an "aquarium" and raise fish in zero gravity. They will create a simplified version of an aquatic ecosystem using zebrafish and algae to study how the space environment affects their growth and system balance. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-18-AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM (CN)

(240426) -- JIUQUAN, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members pose for a group photo with the integrated aquatic ecosystem sample for the Shenzhou-18 spaceflight mission at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. The three taikonauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another taikonaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. A unique task for the taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 is to create an "aquarium" and raise fish in zero gravity. They will create a simplified version of an aquatic ecosystem using zebrafish and algae to study how the space environment affects their growth and system balance. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-18-AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM (CN)

(240426) -- JIUQUAN, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member observes the condition of the zebrafish for backup at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. The three taikonauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another taikonaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. A unique task for the taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 is to create an "aquarium" and raise fish in zero gravity. They will create a simplified version of an aquatic ecosystem using zebrafish and algae to study how the space environment affects their growth and system balance. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-18-AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM (CN)

(240426) -- JIUQUAN, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 25, 2024 shows a backup version of the aquatic ecosystem. The three taikonauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another taikonaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. A unique task for the taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 is to create an "aquarium" and raise fish in zero gravity. They will create a simplified version of an aquatic ecosystem using zebrafish and algae to study how the space environment affects their growth and system balance. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on April 26, 2024 shows the astronauts of the Shenzhou-17 mission greeting the Shenzhou-18 crew at China's space station. The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another astronaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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Shenzhou-18 astronauts enter space station

STORY: Shenzhou-18 astronauts enter space station SHOOTING TIME: April 26, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:16 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. the space get-together STORYLINE: The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another astronaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. The Shenzhou-17 crew opened the hatch at 5:04 a.m. (Beijing Time). The three space station occupants greeted the new arrivals, and they took group pictures. The space get-together of the two crews kicked off the fourth in-orbit crew rotation in China's space station. According to the China Manned Space Agency, the six astronauts will live and work together for about 5 days to complete planned tasks and handover work. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SHENZHOU-18-SPACE STATION-ENTERING (CN)

(240426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on April 26, 2024 shows the astronauts of the Shenzhou-17 mission greeting the Shenzhou-18 crew at China's space station. The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another astronaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SHENZHOU-18-SPACE STATION-ENTERING (CN)

(240426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on April 26, 2024 shows the Shenzhou-17 and Shenzhou-18 crew posing for a group photo inside China's space station. The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another astronaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SHENZHOU-18-SPACE STATION-ENTERING (CN)

(240426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on April 26, 2024 shows the astronauts of the Shenzhou-17 mission greeting the Shenzhou-18 crew at China's space station. The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another astronaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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See-off ceremony held for taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 mission

STORY: See-off ceremony held for taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 mission SHOOTING TIME: April 25, 2024 DATELINE: April 25, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:30 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: A see-off ceremony for three taikonauts of the Shenzhou-18 crewed space mission was held on Thursday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency. At the command of Xu Xueqiang, commander-in-chief of China's manned space program, taikonauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu set off at 6:10 p.m. (Beijing Time). As of Thursday, the Shenzhou-17 crew has stayed in the orbiting Tiangong space station for nearly six months and is preparing for the arrival of the Shenzhou-18 crew. The Shenzhou-18 spaceship is slated to be launched at 8:59 p.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), and the new crew will stay in orbit for six months. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

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China to launch Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship

STORY: China to launch Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the spaceship preparing new mission 2. various of the press meeting 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YE GUANGFU, Commander of Shenzhou-18 crew 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI CONG, Shenzhou-18 crew member 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI GUANGSU, Shenzhou-18 crew member STORYLINE: The Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 8:59 p.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The spaceship will carry three astronauts, Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu to carry out the Shenzhou-18 spaceflight mission. The crew will stay in orbit for about six months. Ye, the commander of the mission, also participated in the country's Shenzhou-13 crewed space mission. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YE GUANGFU, Commander of Shenzhou-18 crew "There are similarities and differences in my feeling

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3 dead, 1 missing as fishing boat sinks off S Korea's southern coast

STORY: 3 dead, 1 missing as fishing boat sinks off S Korea's southern coast SHOOTING TIME: March 14, 2024 DATELINE: March 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of South Korean Coast Guard searching and rescuing crew members of the fishing boat (courtesy of Korea Coast Guard) STORYLINE: Three sailors were confirmed dead, and one other remained missing, as a fishing boat sank off South Korea's southern coast, Yonhap news agency said Thursday. The 139-ton trawler with 11 crew members on board, including four South Koreans, six Indonesians and one Vietnamese, sank in waters off an island in Tongyeong, about 330 km south of the capital Seoul. A distress call was sent to the coast guard at around 4:15 a.m. local time (1915 GMT Wednesday). Ten crew members were rescued by the coast guard and nearby boats, but three South Koreans, including a captain, were taken to a hospital unconscious before being confirmed dead. One South Korean sailor remained unaccoun