Astronaut, and that isjohn mcfall. John mcfall has been selected using exactly the same criteria as all european astronauts. But unlike any of the others, he has a physical disability. Now he s taking part in a ground breaking project. Being an amputee, being an astronaut was never really on my radar because like the military, you wouldn t pass the medical selection process. I thought i would have the skills, a mix of skills and scientific background that i could really help them answer this very aspirational question of can we get someone with a physical disability into space, to work in space safely? and i thought i could be that person. For the last ten years, john s been working as an orthopedic surgeon. Hi, sir. How are you? but his life s about to change, possibly forever. It s daunting. It s quite scary, because i m giving up the security of being being a doctor. It s a fantastic profession, i love it. There are so many aspects about it that i absolutely love. So, trepidation fr
Chosen from 22,000 applicants after an incredibly tough selection process, these are the european space agency s new astronauts, the brightest and the best. Among them is a candidate who s a first. So, i think it s wise that we now announce our para astronaut, and that isjohn mcfall. John mcfall has been selected using exactly the same criteria as all european astronauts. But unlike any of the others, he has a physical disability. Now he s taking part in a ground breaking project. Being an amputee, being an astronaut was never really on my radar because like the military, you wouldn t pass the medical selection process. I thought i would have the skills, a mix of skills and scientific background that i could really help them answer this very aspirational question of can we get someone with a physical disability into space, to work in space safely? and i thought i could be that person. For the last ten years, john s been working as an orthopedic surgeon. Hi, sir. How are you? but his li
That we now announce our para astronaut, and that isjohn mcfall. John mcfall has been selected using exactly the same criteria as all european astronauts. But unlike any of the others, he has a physical disability. Now he s taking part in a ground breaking project. Being an amputee, being an astronaut was never really on my radar because like the military, you wouldn t pass the medical selection process. I thought i would have the skills, a mix of skills and scientific background that i could really help them answer this very aspirational question of can we get someone with a physical disability into space, to work in space safely? and i thought i could be that person. For the last ten years, john s been working as an orthopedic surgeon. Hi, sir. How are you? but his life s about to change, possibly forever. It s daunting. It s quite scary, because i m giving up the security of being being a doctor. It s a fantastic profession, i love it. There are so many aspects about it that i absol
we will hear from nigel mansell in a moment, a former world champion and ferrari driver but first here is our formula 1 correspondent. we thought he would see out his career at mercedes and that would be how he would spend the rest of his days. this move to ferrari something that tempted him and has been a temptation for his whole career. he has always flirted with the idea of being a ferrari driver. he owns ferraris as well. and this seems to be a good time for him to move. the regulations are changing in 2026 as we have already heard, and he has done this before. he has lined up a move and almost found the time for that move before it was due to happen. and it seems like he is pre empting what is going to happen in 2026, and hopefully, for him, and of the world championship. i think the timing could be right for lewis hamilton because ferrari has been knocking on the door of the world championship for the last four or so years so they are ready to win and i m sure if lewis
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