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The World's First Astronaut With a Physical Disability Is Cleared for Long-Duration Space Missions

John McFall, a former Paralympian for Great Britain, has just become the first astronaut with a disability to receive medical clearance for long-duration space missions. The European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut corps member is now eligible to be placed on and train for a flight to the International Space Station (ISS).

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John McFall: World's first disabled astronaut cleared for a space station mission

In 2022, he was chosen for the ESA's "Fly!" study, which examined the difficulties of sending an astronaut with a disability to the ISS.

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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 European Space Agency announced on Friday.

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Europe Approves First “Disabled Astronaut” for Long-Term ISS Mission—a Historic Leap for Space

John McFall, the European Space Agency (ESA)’s first para-astronaut, has been medically cleared for a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), ESA’s Director of Human and Robotic Exploration,

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3 astronauts die in Apollo capsule

Although three other U.S. astronauts had been killed in airplane crashes and several Russian cosmonauts were rumored to have perished, the deaths were the first to be recorded in man's attempt ...

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Astronomy: Weather Report from the Sun

When the first U.S. astronauts make a lunar landing in late 1968 or 1969, many of the world’s telescopes will be focused on their activities. But there will be some important exceptions.

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NASA's Stranded Astronauts Take First Spacewalk Together

His focus is reporting live news, U.S. and U.K. politics ... two weeks ago with another NASA astronaut, while Thursday's excursion marked Wilmore's first time outside during this mission.

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Astronaut Hall of Fame to honor Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson in May

To be eligible, astronauts must have made their first flight at least 15 years before the induction, must be U.S. citizens and either a NASA-trained shuttle commander, pilot, mission specialist ...

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