the european space agency has revealed its class of 2022 including the first ever para astronaut . paralympianjohn mcfall, who is a sprinterfrom the uk, will be taking on the new role. during the announcement he said it was an exciting and he hopes to inspire others. we now announce our para astronaut for 2022 and that isjohn mcfall. applause. please come forward. congratulations, john, it s great to have you with us here at the front of the stage. i d love to ask you a little bit more about why you applied to be an astronaut, first of all. well, when when it was announced they were looking for a candidate with a physical disability, i thought it was such an inspiring and exhilarating opportunity and i looked at the person s specification and i thought, wow, this is this is really aspirational. this is very brave and