Tingle, class of 1983, below the triumphant slogan, "Celebrating the Journey!"
It was indeed a time to celebrate, as well as a time to learn, observe and vicariously experience the thrill of space exploration thanks to Tingle, now 53, who spoke with and responded to questions from students about his mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Tingle, along with Russian Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and fellow flight engineer Norishige Kanai of Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency, lifted off almost two months earlier aboard the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft, which launched from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome for a two-day flight to the ISS.
For Tingle, it was yet another way to give back to the school that gave him a foundation and the skills necessary to pursue a career in space exploration.
Tingle, however, that date marked the official culmination of a cherished, virtually lifelong dream of his--becoming an astronaut.
"I've been working with a few of America's best contractors in the quest to build a new rocket that will carry people and cargo safely and reliably to and from the International Space Station," explained Tingle. "I'm also working in our (NASA) heavy lift program that includes a capsule (called Orion), a rocket (Space Launch System, or SLS; and our ground operations program (21st Century Ground Systems Program, or 21GGS).
"I've also been fortunate to have spent a couple weeks in the desert supporting Desert Rats, which is a test analog for exploration of asteroids, Mars, the moon, etc.," Tingle continued.
If you find the same part of your body often
tingles and you experience a burning sensation, a trapped or damaged nerve could be to blame.
If you find the same part of your body often
tingles and you also experience a burning sensation, a trapped nerve could be to blame.
A Heathers-esque dark comedy, Tingle boasts Oscar-nominated British actress Helen Mirren (probably best known to American audiences for her work as detective Jane Tennison in PBS's Prime Suspect miniseries) ks a viciously belittling teacher who is tied up--literally--by desperate students.
"I called up Bob [Weinstein, cochairman of Miramax, home of Tingle, Wasteland, and the Scream movies] and said, `I've got to slow down, or I'm never going to live to see a long-term career,'" Williamson confides.
Tingle. "Everything I do is autobiographical," he observes.
Jimmy Tingle is against the death penalty, supports gay rights, backs a higher minimum wage, and believes in gun control.
Tingle's style of humor mixes sharp political satire with personal confession.
In his latest show, "Uncommon Sense," which ran for most of 1995 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Tingle talks about his own political and personal transformation from a drunk bigot to a socially conscious political humorist.
