Stephen Hawking experiences weightlessness

Apr 26, 2007, 23:44 GMT


Washington - Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking left behind his wheelchair for a zero-gravity experience Thursday.


Hawking, 65, who has been confined to his wheelchair for about four decades with a motor neurone disease known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), did better than expected on the commercial flight, representatives from Zero Gravity Corporation said. The tourism company organizes flights in a specially adapted passenger jet put into a steep dive to simulate zero gravity. Read More




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