Stephen Hawkings prepares to go to space...

[sao123]

http://www.space.com/news/070108_ap_hawking_space.html

Doesnt he have some paralysis condition? Can a paraplegic survive a trip to space?
I suppose this will get interesting within the medical community.

 

[hypn0tik]

I thought you were supposed to have a certain level of fitness if you wanted to go into space. Him being 65 isn't helping his cause much either.


Edit: He is a brilliant man and I hope he does end up going but I'm not sure how it'd work out.

 

[Nerva]

i hope he gets there too. but i would rather him not go so we dont lose a valuable scientist.

 

[clamum]

Stephen Hawking > *

I bet the guy could devise and build a time machine out of matches, rubber tubing, and a glue stick if he wanted to.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: clamum
Stephen Hawking > *

I bet the guy could devise and build a time machine out of matches, rubber tubing, and a glue stick if he wanted to.

Stephen Hawking must have absorbed Mcguyvers soul....

 

[MisterJackson]

This reminds me of that smart rich scary guy in "Contact" that went to the space station to die.

 

[andylawcc]

great, so he can finally walk.

 

[TruePaige]

Originally posted by: andylawcc
great, so he can finally walk.

=O

 

[2Xtreme21]

Originally posted by: hypn0tik
I thought you were supposed to have a certain level of fitness if you wanted to go into space. Him being 65 isn't helping his cause much either.


Edit: He is a brilliant man and I hope he does end up going but I'm not sure how it'd work out.

It's only 2 hours in space.

 

[oogabooga]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21

Originally posted by: hypn0tik
I thought you were supposed to have a certain level of fitness if you wanted to go into space. Him being 65 isn't helping his cause much either.


Edit: He is a brilliant man and I hope he does end up going but I'm not sure how it'd work out.

It's only 2 hours in space.

It's the fall (or in this case ride up) that's gonna kill you...