ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ? Boeing will announce an agreement with Space Florida on Monday to lease the hangar that housed the space shuttles to build similar craft that will bring people and cargo to space.
The deal with the state's space agency will create 140 jobs in the next 18 months and 550 jobs by 2015 in an area that's lost jobs as the space shuttle program was retired earlier this year, according to Gov. Rick Scott's office and President Barack Obama's administration.
"Florida has five decades of leadership in the space industry, which makes our state the logical place for the next phase of space travel and exploration," Scott said in prepared remarks obtained by The Associated Press. "Boeing's choice of Florida for its Commercial Crew program headquarters is evidence Florida has the world-class facilities and workforce expertise needed for aerospace companies to succeed."
Likewise, the Obama administration praised the agreement between the Chicago-based Boeing and Space Florida.
"The next era of space exploration won't wait, and so we can't wait for Congress to do its job and give our space program the funding it needs. That's why my administration will be pressing forward, in partnership with Space Florida and the private sector, to create jobs and make sure America continues to lead the world in exploration and discovery," Obama said in prepared remarks obtained by The Associated Press.
The reusable space capsules will be able to bring up to seven people into space. Right now, the United States doesn't have a way to transport people or cargo to the International Space Station.
Since phasing out the space shuttle program earlier this year, NASA is relying entirely on Russia to get American and other astronauts to the space station.
Obama's administration is criticizing Congress for not approving his request for $40 million in economic assistance for the region and $850 million for the Commercial Crew project.
"Neither NASA nor the Space Coast can afford to stand still. We must be aggressive in pursuing this next generation of space exploration ? and the jobs and innovation that will accompany it," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in prepared remarks.
Scott, however, is criticizing the Obama administration for letting NASA's manned space program lapse.
"Our country is now completely dependent on Russia for travel to and from space. A private business would never let any part of its operations be dependent on someone else. Fortunately, the space transportation systems being developed by private companies like Boeing will rocket the United States back to forefront of the space industry and help reignite job growth," Scott said in his remarks.
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Question: Could you ever have imagined that you?d actually get to play Humpty Dumpty, in your career? 
GALIFIANAKIS: When I got the job, I asked questions like, ?Do you want me to change my voice? Is there a certain accent you want me to do?? And, they were like, ?No, just talk.? I was like, ?Oh, I guess I sound like an egg, in real life. I didn?t realize.? You amp it up a little bit, for storytelling purposes. But, (director) Chris Miller really is the one that developed the character. Since you really don?t see what else is going on, you have to trust that the director knows exactly what he needs. To be honest with you, sometimes directors don?t know, but he did, and thank goodness. My confidence, at first, was not that great, just like with anything that I do, but he made me feel at home and comfortable. After the first couple of sessions, you really get into a nice little warm pattern. He came up with it. I just brought my voice. You improv, here and there, but I don?t know how many they used in the movie ?cause it?s a kids? movie and I probably just went off the rails a little bit. 
GALIFIANAKIS: It doesn?t feel like me too much. But, I may have been getting lost in the animation because I was so impressed with the facial movements and the physicality. The real hard workers of these kinds of movies are the animators ? the people who somehow translate, through their mind and through their hand, what you have done with your voice. That transference is what I?m amazed by. You can go record your voice and give it some inflection, here and there, but it?s the animators that are the real storytellers here. I?m just blown away by it. It?s a pretty movie. 
GALIFIANAKIS: I would do it in a heartbeat. I really had so much fun. Every time I left the recording, I just was in the best mood. Not a lot of jobs, in general, do you leave your job and feel like it?s really easy and fun. I?d love to do it again. The thing is that this was exceptionally easy because I wasn?t doing a wacky voice. I was just doing my voice, so it made it really easy.
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Is it fun for you to get to explore a character for a longer period of time, with the TV show?
GALIFIANAKIS: I will be, if I can get the guests to agree to do it without asking me so many fucking questions. I?m like, ?Just show up! We shoot these in a garage. Don?t bring your people. Just show up, like a human being. Don?t bring your make-up people. Just show up.? And, most of them have. They all do. It?s the coolest thing to have Charlize Theron show up and just sit on a rock with you and go, ?So, what is this?? That?s the attitude I like, not publicists asking me all these questions. It?s hard to find people like that. 
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