Stephen Hawking Will Be Traveling To Space!
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<center></center> <br> Professor ***Stephen Hawking*** is one of the world's most renowned physicists, and his work *The large scale structure of space-time* from 1973 revolutionized everything we know about the Universe. Today, Stephen Hawking was interviewed on the British TV Show "**Good Morning Britain**". ### He said that he had been offered ***a flight to space*** with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, and "*said yes immediately*". <br> Sir Richard Branson, British billionaire and Entrepreneur, had founded the company ***Virgin Galactic*** in 2004 as a subsidiary company of the virgin group. ### His aim was to offer **commercial, suborbital flights to space** for "space tourists". In 2015, Sir Richard Branson had already stated that he would love to take Stephen Hawking on a flight to space, *'if his health permits it.'* <blockquote> "Professor Stephen Hawking is one of the people I admire most in the world, an undisputed genius who has opened our eyes to the wonders of the universe, while also happening to be a kind and delightful man. He is the only person I have given a free ticket with Virgin Galactic, and he is signed up to fly as a Future Astronaut with us if his health permits it." -Sir Richard Branson for Virgin Galactic </blockquote> <br> <center></center> <center>*Stephen Hawking in 2016*</center> <br> ### Hawking was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a motor neuron disease) at the age of 21. The doctors then only promised him 2 more years to live - yet here he is, ***age 75*** in 2017! He has devoted his life to physics and space science, so there's hardly anyone more deserving than him to travel *to* space himself. Obviously it will be a **challenge** to take someone with such a medical condition to space, but it will also be a unique opportunity for scientists to study the effects of zero gravity on ALS patients. <blockquote> "I thought no-one would take me but Richard Branson has offered me a seat on Virgin Galactic, and I said yes immediately. (...) Three children have brought me great joy - and I can tell you what will make me happy, to travel in space" -Stephen Hawking </blockquote> ### The SpaceShipTwo by Virgin Galactic is a *commercial spacecraft* that can carry 6 passengers and 2 pilots to space. The vehicle ***won't go into orbit,*** but it still counts as "space" so the passengers will be granted official astronaut status. Stephen Hawking has been a long-time support of commercial space flights and Virgin Galactic, and said that he *"respects them for enabling more of humanity to experience the true wonder of space.”*. <br> <center></center> <center>*Sir Richard Branson in front of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo*</center> <br> In the Interview on *Good Morning Britain* he also talked about the coming ***Brexit***, of which he had originally been an opponent. He stated that *"leaving Europe threatens Britain's status as a world leader in science and innovation."* Hawking also talked about ***Donald Trump's new presidency***, and that he *"fears he may not be welcome"* in Trump's America. <br> ### <center>Watch the full Interview here:</center> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_FDFY-SJ-4 <br> <br> *Images: [1](https://www.google.de/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=imgres&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwi6x5zrw-bSAhUCaxQKHdwVD7cQjhwIBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.davidreneke.com%2Fstephen-hawking-is-keeping-his-eyes-on-a-nobel-prize%2F&psig=AFQjCNFAESuiZnJuO6XzMKdQCsHchqnRwg&ust=1490149004113906), [2](http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/14/474227319/stephen-hawkings-plan-for-interstellar-travel-has-some-earthly-obstacles), [3](http://www.today.com/allday/nbc-air-virgin-galactic-founder-richard-bransons-trek-space-8C11554124), Sources: [1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_FDFY-SJ-4), [2](http://www.businessinsider.de/stephen-hawking-is-being-sent-to-space-on-richard-bransons-ship-2017-3?r=US&IR=T), [3](http://www.wired.co.uk/article/stephen-hawking-virgin-galactic-space), [4](https://futurism.com/stephen-hawking-is-going-to-outer-space/)* <p><hr><br> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sirtonywinchester/">- Instagram -</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/397766613731804/">- Steemit FB Group - </a></p> <a href="https://steemit.com/@sirwinchester"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/26xBKipQZYbBFWbJe/giphy.gif "/></a> <p><em><strong>© Sirwinchester</strong></em></p> <p><br></p>
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