For this jump, the team also worked to create a new generation of space suit for better mobility and visual clarity, studied the effects on the human body of supersonic acceleration and deceleration, developed a new parachute system, and more.

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"NYC Loop combines a beautiful, contemporary payphone with a uniquely tailored public space that can be chosen to suit New York's diverse communities, " said the NYC LOOP team.

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Check out my interview with him above and get peek at the space as client, Joe Dente gets fitted for a suit.

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While Apple was a pioneer in this space, many others like the Nespresso brand have followed suit.

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The Prometheus expedition, despite its grandiose ambitions, is a corporate endeavor, headed by Meredith Vickers, who is played by a distant, short-tempered Charlize Theron, looking sleeker than ever in a silver-gray mohair suit the epitome of outer-space chic.

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