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A physical disability can do. Meet the worlds first para astronaut, who could open up space for everyone. Chosen from 22,000 applicants after an incredibly tough selection process, these are the European Space agencys new astronauts, the brightest and the best. Among them is a candidate whos a first. So, i think its 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 hes taking part in a Ground Breaking project. Being an amputee, being an astronaut was never really on my radar because like the military, you wouldnt 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 ge ....
First para astronaut. Ignition. Its the job of dreams. With an Out Of This World view. Many would love to be an astronaut but very few make the cut. There you go the European Space agency is pushing boundaries with its latest candidate, john mcfall. Absolutely amazing. This is what it feels like. Woohoo hes an amputee, and hes taking part in a Ground Breaking project to see if someone with a disability can go to space. This project will deliver a very strong message to redefine or define what peoples interpretation of what someone with a physical disability can do. Meet the worlds first para astronaut, who could open up space for everyone. Chosen from 22,000 applicants after an incredibly tough selection process, these are the European Space agencys new astronau ....
Control where you re going. as you can see, it s hard to master. this is the closest that we can get to experience of what being an astronaut is like. john, how are you finding it? look at this! i mean, where do you get this? how did this happen? 0h! the flight is a chance to see howjohn s prosthesis responds to weightlessness. in normal gravity, if you look here, the knee bends under normal gravity. but when you go into zero g, you ll probably see, i m floating around with the leg straight because that gravity isn t there. each parabola is a learning opportunity. it is! and this is what the project is all about. working out what needs to be adapted for a person with a disability to live and work in space. john s not guaranteed a mission, but this flight has whet his appetite. still happy with signing up to be an astronaut? absolutely, absolutely, yeah. you haven t made a terrible mistake? not at all! i can t wait. ....