Stephen Hawking is taking a "Weightless Flight" as a tourist. How cool would it be if he could go to the ISS for an extended time? He would definately be the first disabled person to fly into space. Not sure if they would let his assistant go though.
2007-04-26 03:41:02 · 9 answers · asked by Charles B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Absolutely not, the ISS should be used for reseach as intended. If we are going to send up millionaires and celebrities on a regular basis, someone should build a "Space Hotel" for that purpose.
2007-04-26 05:13:31 · answer #1 · answered by RationalThinker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. He needs a great deal of support equipment and a number of people to assist him at all times. There is no way to take all that up to the Space station. He will be limited to a short suborbital flight.
2007-04-26 10:43:58 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NASA has high standards of physical condition to go into space--for good reason, it's tough on the body. I don't think they should make an exception for him, even though he is genius.
2007-04-26 10:49:00 · answer #3 · answered by . 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not - he's going to have a doctor and two nurses in addition to at least two other aides on this flight alone....
2007-04-26 10:44:58 · answer #4 · answered by bonshui 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't think the International Space Station is wheelchair accessible
2007-04-26 10:44:48 · answer #5 · answered by jivesucka 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His body is also quite fragile, so the abuse that it would take durning takeoff, exiting the atmosphere, rentry, and landing. It would be to much for him.
2007-04-26 10:47:36 · answer #6 · answered by safetysam21 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He probably couldn't survive the g forces of the launch.
2007-04-26 11:18:08 · answer #7 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he can't even take a crap by himself let alone go into space!
2007-04-26 12:23:23 · answer #8 · answered by David 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-04-26 10:46:23 · answer #9 · answered by kcicek3005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋