Stephen Hawking Will Travel To Space (skynews.com.au)

Posted by msmash on Monday March 20, 2017 @10:00AM from the path-to-becoming-a-verified-astronaut dept.

Professor Stephen Hawking says he is planning to travel into space on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic. From a report: The physicist and cosmologist, 75, said he had not expected to have the opportunity to experience space but that the Virgin boss had offered him a seat. Discussing the meaning of happiness on Good Morning Britain, he said: "My three children have brought me great joy. And I can tell you what will make me happy, to travel in space. I thought no one would take me but Richard Branson has offered me a seat on Virgin Galactic, and I said yes immediately."

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Re:Is Hawking up for the rigors of spaceflight? by Baron_Yam · 2017-03-20 10:09 · Score: 5, Insightful

With his disease, he should have been dead decades ago. Even without it, I wouldn't have expected him to be around too much longer. If he wants to die unaware after blacking out due to high G acceleration on the off chance he'll get to see the Earth from space and has the opportunity to do it... good for him.
I wouldn't insure him on his trip, but I wouldn't stop him, either.