DR. HAWKING'S DATE WITH WEIGHTLESSNESS


	DR. HAWKING'S DATE WITH WEIGHTLESSNESS

DMCourt

3-2-2007 2:30 AM

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hawking, zero gravity, flight, space

DMCourt says:

What a cool thing for him to be able to do. Even if he wasn't disabled, no civilian deserves it more, with everything he's done to increase our understanding of the cosmos.

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