Stephen Hawking: Spaceflight Pioneer!

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

The Planetary Society

Technology, Science

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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He is known for his breakthrough physics and popularizing of science, but Dr. Hawking also wanted to fly in space. Erik Viirre led the medical team that helped Stephen experience weightlessness. He says the adventure helped open the possibility of spaceflight for many more people. Planetary Society co-founder Louis Friedman and Society CEO Bill Nye share their memories of the great physicist. Bruce Betts doesn’t let a bad cold get in the way of the What’s Up segment. Learn more about this week’s topics and see images here: http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2018/0321-stephen-hawking-zero-g.htmlLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Stephen Hawking, Space Flight Pioneer, this week on planetary radio.
0:07.0	Welcome, I'm Matt Kaplan of the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.
0:17.0	You've heard all about Dr. Hawking's amazing life and his contributions to science over the last few weeks.
0:25.0	But we've got the story of his adventure in weightlessness direct from someone who is there
0:30.1	with him as the great physicist experienced ZeroG.
0:34.6	It's not just a great story, it's good news for anyone
0:38.0	who hopes to slip the surly bonds of Earth
0:40.4	and visit the final frontier. We'll also hear the reminiscences of Planetary Society co-founder Lou Friedman.
0:47.0	Lou enjoyed Hawking's company many times,
0:50.0	and we'll start with complementary thoughts from the CEO of the Planetary Society, Bill Nye the Science
0:56.3	Guy.
0:57.3	Bill, we find you in a Missouri hotel room this time.
1:01.2	What are you doing out there?
1:02.4	I spoke at the University of Missouri. I'm reluctant to call it the
1:06.0	greatest night of my life, but it was good. It was fun. It was a good night. It was up there.
1:11.5	A giant of science has passed away and we'll be talking quite a bit about him on this
1:16.9	week's program. You got to meet him.
1:19.2	Yeah, so in 2010, the Planetary Society gave Stephen Hawking the Cosmos Award, an award that we present only now and then to people that we feel are very worthy are worthy.
1:33.4	And Stephen Hawking was among them.
1:35.4	And he accepted and we all went to Cambridge
1:37.4	by we all.
1:38.0	Several people from the board of directors,
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