• Jun
  • 18

Extreme Makeover: Outer Space Style

NASA has selected a company to design and outfit new spacesuits made specifically for lunar exploration. The Constellation Space Suit System contract, announced last week, is a critical step in sending a manned mission to the moon for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972. The new suits are being designed with a focus on increased dexterity

The contract, awarded to Oceaneering International Inc of Houston, could be worth up to $745 million over the next 10 years. “We're ready to put them to work and get ready to put bootprints back on the moon,” said Glenn Lutz, NASA…

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  • Jun
  • 14

NASAs next spacesuit

Oceaneering International Inc., best known for providing deep water services and products to the oil and gas industry, has been chosen to design and make the next generation of spacesuits for NASA, the space agency announced Thursday.

“Our team is excited about this tremendous opportunity to assist NASA in pushing the boundaries of space exploration,” said Mark Gittleman, vice president and general manager of Oceaneering Space Systems. “We have a world-class…

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  • May
  • 18

My Secret Life: Lennie James, Actor, age 42 - People - Indep

Great, fun interview with Robert Hawkins’ (JERICHO) alter ego, Lennie James.
He loves his kids and dreams of being a superhero.

A film and TV actor, Lennie James was born in south London on 11 October 1965 and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He made his screen breakthrough as Sol in Guy Ritchie's Snatch, starring Brad Pitt, and has now appeared in…

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  • Mar
  • 27

“X-Files” creators talk new movie and bizarre 9/11 twist

Chris Carter and company talk about the new movie, favorite episodes and show the March, 2001, pilot episode of “X-Files” spinoff “The Lone Gunmen” was about a conspiracy to crash a hijacked airliner into the World Trade Center.

Yet the show's meandering third act also became influential, teaching an inadvertent lesson. The producers of "Lost" almost certainly would not be so eager to set an end date for their South Pacific island adventure if not…

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