Hawking tested the weightless state

Paralysis astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who has almost been stuck on a flying wheelchair to test the weightless state yesterday, Thursday, April 26.

"For people whose muscles do not work as well as I do, weightlessness is a happiness" - He " said " in an interview with AP on Tuesday.

Hawking, 65, a muscular atrophy, but the author of world-famous astrophysics, is the author of the best-selling book of all science. the "History of time" (printed many times in our country).

He will be the first paralyzed person to test the weightless state when the Weightless Tourism Company invites him to try a flight. The jet taking off from Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, will create a weightless feeling every 25 seconds with sea dive shots.

Normally, each traveler who pays $ 3,750 will receive 10 to 15 dive shots, but this time, the flight is donated to Cambridge physicist Hawking. In Hawking's flight, the jet will only dive once. Other dive times are only done when doctors and nurses follow Hawking to be sure of the weightless feeling.

Stephen Hawking is experiencing a sense of weightlessness. (Photo: Spaceref.com)

"We think giving him 25 seconds of weight has been a success," said Peter Diamandis - Chairman and CEO of No Weight Company. - "If more, it is beyond imagination".

Unable to use the legs, arms and speech, the world famous physicist could only use the muscles around his mouth, eyes, and eyebrows to communicate. In addition, he relied on a computer using artificial voice to speak for himself. This computer is attached to his trolley and allows him to select words on the screen through a sensor that records movements on his cheek.

He would not have a trolley and a computer on the flight, but his assistant would bring a laptop to suit his case. "I hope all professionals will be fine. But there are always possibilities of failure," Hawking said.

Thuy Vi