On April 26, 2007, renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking will be going on his first weightless flight. Operated by Zero Gravity Corp., the flight will take off and land at the Kennedy Space Center.
"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 in a statement.
The modified Boeing 727 generally soars to 32,000 feet at a sharp angle and then plunges 8,000 feet so passengers can experience 25-second snippets of zero gravity during the descent. As the plane climbs, passengers experience 25 seconds of being pushed down hard, as they feel 1.8 times the normal pull of the Earth.
Zero Gravity CEO Peter Diamandis said assistants will be onboard to help Hawking.
Previously: Stephen Hawking Urges Us to Move to a New Planet,
Virgin Galactic Spaceship Unveiled,
Virgin Galactic interior (LwL)
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