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Hawking takes zero-gravity flight

The modified Boeing 727 jet simulated the experience of weightlessness as it took plunges over the Atlantic Ocean. "It was amazing," Prof Hawking said after the flight. ...

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Stephen Hawking in zero gravity (AP photo)

Jordan Yerman

Stephen Hawking in Zero Gravity

Stephen Hawking, whose Brief History of the Universe brought astrophysics to the masses, has blasted off in a customized jet to experience the feel of weightlessness: one small step for a scientist, one step...

created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Surgeons perform zero-gravity operation

"MERIGNAC, France (Reuters) - French surgeons performed the first zero-gravity operation on Wednesday aboard a plane free-falling to create weightless conditions in what they hope can be a trial run for surgery on astronauts in space. Dominique Martin, head of Bordeaux...

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Nigerian teen to take zero-gravity trip

"Nigerian teen Stella Felix rises at 5 a.m. to do chores and then walks nearly an hour to school. She has to share textbooks with schoolmates because her parents can't afford to buy them and does homework by candlelight. On Saturday, Felix will soar above all that from the...