On April 26th, the brilliant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and the author of “A Brief History of Time,” Stephen Hawking will be taking one small step towards realizing his dream of flying in space one day.

Stephen Hawking’s blurbs:

“As someone who has studied gravity and black holes all of my life, I am excited to experience, firsthand, weightlessness and a zero-gravity environment,” Hawking said Thursday in a written statement released by Zero Gravity. “I am thankful to Zero Gravity Corp. for making this experience available to the general public, especially for disabled individuals.”

Found on: Stephen Hawking’s Myspace page

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