Back in January I wrote a post on Stephen Hawking: he wanted to go to space, and I argued the necessity and feasibility of his request. It’s Stephen Hawking, he’s a genius, let him truly experience what he’s studied for so many years.
My hopes were fulfilled - this may after all be a just world. Stephen Hawking is flying with the Zero Gravity Corporation this April, mounting a Boeing 727-200 and experiencing instances of zero gravity at altitudes of 24,000 feet. Not quite space, but he’s getting there…
He’s still looking to a 2009 trip 70 miles into space. If he can handle the g-force and the zero gravity on this upcoming voyage, with all luck he’ll be fine in space. But I’d never doubt Stephen Hawking, my hero, the epitome of a brilliant and curious mind.
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