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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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Thanksgiving Beyond Earth

Handout photo dated November 27, 2008 Not far away from this close-up scene of the galley on the Space Shuttle Endeavour were nine astronauts and a cosmonaut eager to share a Thanksgiving meal to top off almost two weeks of joint activities, including an involved home improvement project on the International Space Station. Unlike most of their families and friends on Earth, who probably went through pains to prepare elaborate meals for this festive occasion, the STS-126 and Expedition 18 crewmembers merely needed add water to these prepared packets. 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 improvised meal after a spacewalk. Over the years, this tradition has evolved, with crews on shuttles, space stations, and orbiters finding creative ways to honor the holiday. From shri

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Two Air France cabin crewmembers injured in turbulence

CHIBA, Japan - Photo shows an Air France passenger plane from Paris which hit turbulence March 5 shortly before landing at Narita airport near Tokyo. Two cabin crewmembers were slightly injured.

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Two Air France cabin crewmembers injured in turbulence

CHIBA, Japan - Firefighters gather at Narita airport near Tokyo on March 5 after an Air France passenger plane (seen in back) from Paris hit turbulence shortly before landing at the airport. Two cabin crewmembers were slightly injured.

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Destroyer primary cause of collision with boat: tribunal

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows the bow (in front) of the fishing boat Seitoku Maru drifting in the Pacific off Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 19, 2008, after it split in two following the collision with Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Atago equipped with the high-tech Aegis defense system. The two crewmembers on the fishing boat went missing. The Yokohama Marine Accident Tribunal on Jan. 22 determined that the destroyer was the main cause of the collision.

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Japan destroyer collides with fishing boat, 2 fishermen missing

TOKYO, Japan - The stern of the 15-meter long fishing boat Seitoku Maru drifts in the Pacific off Nojimazaki Cape in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 19 after it split in two following the collision with Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Atago equipped with the high-tech Aegis defense system. The two crewmembers on the fishing boat went missing.

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Japan destroyer collides with fishing boat, 2 fishermen missing

TOKYO, Japan - The bow of the 15-meter long fishing boat Seitoku Maru drifts in the Pacific off Nojimazaki Cape in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 19 after it split in two following the collision with Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Atago equipped with the high-tech Aegis defense system. The two crewmembers on the fishing boat went missing.

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Japan destroyer collides with fishing boat, 2 fishermen missing

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a news conference at the Defense Agency in Tokyo on Feb. 19 after Maritime Self-Defense Force's destroyer Atago collided with the fishing boat Seitoku Maru in the Pacific off Nojimazaki Cape in Chiba Prefecture. The two crewmembers on the fishing boat went missing after the collision.

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Japan destroyer collides with fishing boat, 2 fishermen missing

TOKYO, Japan - Maritime Self-Defense Agency's destroyer Atago is spotted in the Pacific off Nojimazaki Cape in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 19 after it collided with the fishing boat Seitoku Maru. The two crewmembers on the fishing boat went missing after the collision.

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(6)2 freed crewmembers, colleagues return to Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Shunji Kuroda, chief engineer of the Japanese tugboat Idaten who was abducted by armed pirates in the Malacca Strait along with two of his colleagues, speaks at a press conference on returning to Japan on March 23.

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Human jawbone found on N. Korean spy ship on display

TOKYO, Japan - An object that appears to be part of a lower human jawbone was found on the salvaged North Korean spy ship on display at a Tokyo museum and may have belonged to one of the crewmembers, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) said on Dec. 17. The item was found by a staff member who was doing anticorrosion work on the ship that sank just about two years ago in the East China Sea off Japan after a shoot-out with JCG patrol vessels.

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Two Air France cabin crewmembers injured in turbulence

CHIBA, Japan - Photo shows an Air France passenger plane from Paris which hit turbulence March 5 shortly before landing at Narita airport near Tokyo. Two cabin crewmembers were slightly injured. (Kyodo)

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Two Air France cabin crewmembers injured in turbulence

CHIBA, Japan - Firefighters gather at Narita airport near Tokyo on March 5 after an Air France passenger plane (seen in back) from Paris hit turbulence shortly before landing at the airport. Two cabin crewmembers were slightly injured. (Kyodo)

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Japan destroyer collides with fishing boat, 2 fishermen missing

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a news conference at the Defense Agency in Tokyo on Feb. 19 after Maritime Self-Defense Force's destroyer Atago collided with the fishing boat Seitoku Maru in the Pacific off Nojimazaki Cape in Chiba Prefecture. The two crewmembers on the fishing boat went missing after the collision. (Kyodo)

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Japan destroyer collides with fishing boat, 2 fishermen missing

TOKYO, Japan - The bow of the 15-meter long fishing boat Seitoku Maru drifts in the Pacific off Nojimazaki Cape in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 19 after it split in two following the collision with Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Atago equipped with the high-tech Aegis defense system. The two crewmembers on the fishing boat went missing. (Kyodo)

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Japan destroyer collides with fishing boat, 2 fishermen missing

TOKYO, Japan - The stern of the 15-meter long fishing boat Seitoku Maru drifts in the Pacific off Nojimazaki Cape in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 19 after it split in two following the collision with Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Atago equipped with the high-tech Aegis defense system. The two crewmembers on the fishing boat went missing. (Kyodo)

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Japan destroyer collides with fishing boat, 2 fishermen missing

TOKYO, Japan - Maritime Self-Defense Agency's destroyer Atago is spotted in the Pacific off Nojimazaki Cape in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 19 after it collided with the fishing boat Seitoku Maru. The two crewmembers on the fishing boat went missing after the collision. (Kyodo)

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Destroyer primary cause of collision with boat: tribunal

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows the bow (in front) of the fishing boat Seitoku Maru drifting in the Pacific off Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 19, 2008, after it split in two following the collision with Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Atago equipped with the high-tech Aegis defense system. The two crewmembers on the fishing boat went missing. The Yokohama Marine Accident Tribunal on Jan. 22 determined that the destroyer was the main cause of the collision. (Kyodo)

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1 dead, 2 missing after boat sinks off Nagasaki

A Japan Coast Guard vessel searches for missing crewmembers of a pusher boat that sank off Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 22, 2017. Of the six crewmembers of the 98-ton boat, one has been confirmed dead and two others missing, the coast guard said. The remaining three are fully conscious and not in a life-threatening condition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 dead, 2 missing after boat sinks off Nagasaki

A Japan Coast Guard vessel searches for missing crewmembers of a pusher boat that sank off Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 22, 2017. Of the six crewmembers of the 98-ton boat, one has been confirmed dead and two others missing, the coast guard said. The remaining three are fully conscious and not in a life-threatening condition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Human jawbone found on N. Korean spy ship on display

TOKYO, Japan - An object that appears to be part of a lower human jawbone was found on the salvaged North Korean spy ship on display at a Tokyo museum and may have belonged to one of the crewmembers, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) said on Dec. 17. The item was found by a staff member who was doing anticorrosion work on the ship that sank just about two years ago in the East China Sea off Japan after a shoot-out with JCG patrol vessels. (Kyodo)