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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science

Hawking in Zero-G

Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking and his carer, Monica Guy, get off a bus as they prepare to board a specially modified commercial jet that will dive through the sky to give passengers a taste of weightlessness Photograph: Charles W Luzier/Reuters
Stephen Hawking
Hawking attends a pre-flight press conference at Kennedy space centre Photograph: Robert Sullivan/AFP
Stephen Hawking
Hawking floats on a zero-gravity jet Photograph: Zero Gravity Corp/AP
Stephen Hawking
Hawking makes two weightless flips Photograph: Zero Gravity Corp/AP
Stephen Hawking
The 727 plane arrives back at the Kennedy space centre landing strip in Cape Canaveral Photograph: Peter Cosgrove/AP
Stephen Hawking
Hawking is assisted off the 727 aircraft by Monica Guy Photograph: Peter Cosgrove/AP
Stephen Hawking
Monica Guy assists Hawking as the crew of the Zero Gravity 727 plane applauds Photograph: Peter Cosgrove/AP
Stephen Hawking
Hawking appears at a post flight press conference Photograph: Robert Sullivan/AFP
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