Operation Immortality – Richard Garriott’s project to take a ‘backup of humanity’ into space – just announced that Stephen Hawking and his daughter Lucy will both be sending their DNA into space.

They join a list of other celebrities who are participating with the project including Stephen Colbert, Joe Ely, Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Johnson, American Gladiator Matt Morgan … oh, and our very own Tracy Hickman (writer, producer)…in sending their DNA for permanent storage on the International Space Station. Excerpts of Tracy’s writings will also be included on the storage device.