Tired of waiting, he told the ground crew: "Why don't you fellows solve your little problems and light this candle."

VOA: special.2009.06.17

As the pirates spread out searching for hostages, the crew was even able to capture one of the Somalis.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

One of the pirates pointed a gun at Captain Phillips and demanded that he order the crew to surrender.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

In January, the pirates claimed that they released the Sirius Star and its crew after three million dollars was paid.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

The group says this was the first time it gave a documentary crew unrestricted access to its field operations.

VOA: special.2010.07.26

The repairs carried out in May by the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis are expected to be the last.

VOA: special.2009.09.30

Three hours later, NASA officials told the crew that everything was "OK" for what they called TLI, or trans-lunar injection.

VOA: special.2009.07.08

It was a jail that held the famous English pirate Stede Bonnet and his crew before they were hanged.

VOA: special.2010.10.04

The passengers and crew got onto the wings as water entered the plane and the aircraft floated downriver.

VOA: special.2009.01.30

Each year on November tenth, a ceremony is held there to remember the crew members of the Fitzgerald.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

Their goal: hijack the ship and hold the crew hostage until the ship's owners paid for their release.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

Mr.Hopkins and his crew filmed the doctors working under some of the most extreme and dangerous conditions imaginable.

VOA: special.2010.07.26

But the crew avoided capture by hiding in places like the engine room for many tense hours.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

NASA is to continue developing the Orion crew capsule, which was part of the cancelled Constellation program.

VOA: special.2010.04.28

That was when racing boat captain and oceanographer Charles Moore and his crew sailed into the garbage while returning from a racing event.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

He told a crowd of thousands that he and his fellow crew members were just doing the job they were trained to do.

VOA: special.2009.01.30

Passengers and crew restrained the man and put out the fire caused by a mixture of explosives.

VOA: special.2010.01.09

Captain Richard Phillips sounded a warning and the crew took positions in several parts of the ship.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

"Star Trek" tells about a huge Federation starship operated by a multicultural crew that explores the galaxy.

VOA: special.2009.06.05