News Archive / Tagged: Stephen Hawking

• Indomitable: Stephen Hawking, master physicist, dead at 76

  Jason RhianMarch 15th, 2018

  He was one of the leading minds in theoretical physics, all the while confined to a wheelchair and forced to communicate through a speech-generating device. While alive, the brilliant mind of Stephen Hawking could not be stopped. That amazing intellect fell silent on March 14, 2018, when he died at age 76.

• Stephen Hawking and Russian billionaire announce mission to Alpha Centauri

  Tomasz NowakowskiApril 14th, 2016

  Famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking and Russian businessman Yuri Milner announced on Tuesday, April 12, on what could be a revolutionary mission to our nearest star Alpha Centauri. The $100 million space project named Breakthrough Starshot aims to send a fleet of laser light-propelled nanocraft to our neighboring star system, within about 20 years of its launch, instead of 30,000 years.

• Stephen Hawking to help roll out, christen SpaceShipTwo No. 2

  Joe LatrellJanuary 5th, 2016

  Virgin Galactic is almost back to conducting test flights again. SpaceShipTwo Tail No. 2 will be unveiled at a special event held at the Mojave Air and Space port. The debut is scheduled for Feb. 19, with several Virgin Galactic VIPs and the company's founder Richard Branson slated to attend.