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First 'Parastronaut' With Prosthetic Leg Approved for Missions to ISS
Axiom has previously leveraged the expertise of ESA reserve astronauts in other missions. In 2024, reservist Marcus Wandt ...
Live Science on MSN1d
'Hugely proud': UK Paralympian becomes 1st disabled astronaut to be cleared for ISS mission
Prospective ESA astronaut and former British Paralympian John McFall has passed the medical assessment needed for a long-term ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
The World’s First Astronaut With a Physical Disability Is Cleared for Long-Duration Space Missions
Paralympian John McFall has passed all the required medical exams and is now eligible for future travel to the ISS with the ...
The Register on MSN5d
International Space Station's out-of-this-world selfie booth turns 15
The Cupola, delivered with the Tranquility Module (AKA Node 3), was carried to orbit as a payload on STS-130, flown by Space ...
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ESA astronaut with physical disability medically cleared for ISS missions
Credit: ESA/Novespace WASHINGTON — In a first, a European astronaut with a physical disability has been medically cleared for missions to the International Space Station. The European Space ...
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Former Paralympian Becomes First Astronaut With Disability To Be Cleared For ISS Mission
"This progression to the Mission Ready phase is a really important milestone in the history of human spaceflight," John ...
Who is John McFall? Former Paralympian Set to Make History as ESA’s First Astronaut with a Physical Disability
John McFall, former Paralympian and surgeon, makes history as ESA’s first astronaut with a physical disability. Learn about ...
First astronaut with a disability cleared for space station mission
The first-ever astronaut with a physical disability has been cleared for a mission onboard the International Space Station, ...
The Manila Times on MSN5d
European Space Agency clears first astronaut with disability for International Space Station mission
The first-ever astronaut with a physical disability has been cleared for a mission onboard the International Space Station, ...
ZME Science on MSN2d
John McFall Becomes the World’s First Disabled Astronaut in Historic ESA Decision
McFall had to demonstrate that he could perform all the tasks needed for a long-duration mission — which he did with flying ...
British "parastronaut" becomes first person with a disability to be cleared for ISS mission
John McFall, who lost his leg in an accident when he was 19, has been given medical clearance for an ISS mission.
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First astronaut with disability prepares to launch into space for ISS mission
PARIS: The first-ever astronaut with a physical disability is ready to launch into space after receiving a green light for a ...