He got no credit from ordinary Japanese for hosting this year's G8 summit without mishap.

ECONOMIST: Japan

Moscow is desperately keen for the scuttling mission to pass off without mishap.

BBC: Putin demands successful Mir scuttling

We measured out and mixed the wet and dry ingredients without mishap.

NPR: The Curious Incident of the Funnel Cake in the Lawn

The Navy plans to continue using the extremely reliable Lockheed Martin D-5 ballistic missile, which has seen 135 consecutive test launches without mishap.

FORBES: The Submarine That Might Save America

Slowly, and not without mishap, the two men rediscover their friendship.

NEWYORKER: Reign Over Me

To complete the drilling without mishap, the rover's operators on Earth had to devise new procedures to solve a series of computer software problems that affected the craft's motor's control systems, said JPL drill-systems engineer Scott McCloskey.

WSJ: Rover on Mars Extracts First Rock-Core Sample

Shortly thereafter, the plane landed at a military base without further mishap or serious injury.

ECONOMIST: Aircraft fatigue

When 873 passengers exited the plane in 77 seconds without a mishap, managers were heartened.

ECONOMIST: An aviation giant faces difficulties on several fronts

In sum, a double boost to Mr Cardoso's chances of reaching the election without further mishap, despite continuing stockmarket fragility.

ECONOMIST: Brazil

It took the combined skills of the experienced NASA and CSA robotics controllers to pull off this first-of-a-kind space refueling demonstration successfully and without any mishap.

ENGADGET: Canada's Dextre robot refuels faux satellite from the ISS in first-of-a-kind test

The bus then roared off without further mishap.

ECONOMIST: Tales of the improbable