Atheist in space! Stephen Hawking is Going to Outer Space

[beam me up scottie]

Stephen Hawking is Going to Outer Space

Stephen Hawking, the world’s most renowned physicist and cosmologist, stated today that he is, in fact, heading to space—and it’s happening all thanks to the Virgin group (and a bit of modern technology).

In a statement back in 2015, Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin group, said that, one day, he hoped to be able to carry Hawking to the stars. In the statement, Branson noted that this offer came as a result of the great respect and admiration that he has for Hawking:

Professor Stephen Hawking is one of the people I admire most in the world, an undisputed genius who has opened our eyes to the wonders of the universe, while also happening to be a kind and delightful man. He is the only person I have given a free ticket with Virgin Galactic, and he is signed up to fly as a Future Astronaut with us if his health permits it.

At 75 years of age, Hawking won’t be the oldest astronaut ever (that designation belongs to John Glenn, who went to space at the age of 77), but he will be the first person to go to space with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. ALS is a motor-neuron disease that generally leads to death within five years of the initial diagnosis. Hawking’s condition was first diagnosed when he was 21, and he was not expected to see his 25th birthday.

https://futurism.com/stephen-hawking-is-going-to-outer-space/

[trotsky]

1. Wow, that's amazing!

What incredible contributions he's made to humanity despite dealing with one of our most tragic diseases.

[Goblinmonger]

2. It's all god's plan

Or some other nonsense.

[beam me up scottie]

4. History will remember him as one of the most remarkable human beings who ever lived.

We're fortunate to be alive at the same time as Stephen Hawking. I am in awe of his mind and his spirit.

"Although I cannot move and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind I am free."

[progressoid]

3. That would be amazing. He sure seemed to enjoy his zero G flight!

[beam me up scottie]

5. I never get tired of seeing those photos and I still tear up thinking about it.

The look on his face - like a little kid. Oh how much I love that man.

[defacto7]

6. Yay, atheist in space!

Actually there's probably been a lot of atheists out there. The big shock would be, "Fundamentalist in space!"
My fav would be,"Trump in space without a space suit!"

[beam me up scottie]

7. Ha ha! This is true.

He's not the first known atheist in space, I believe that award goes to a Soviet cosmonaut by the name of Gherman Titov. And I'm sure there were others who didn't dare admit they were atheists, especially after McCarthyism.

I would like to see Trump meet the same fate as the creature did at Ripley's hands in Alien. Out the hatch with you!