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Europe's space agency gets first parastronaut

November 24, 2022
Source: cp24.com cp24.com
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Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press PARIS (AP) - The European Space Agency made history Wednesday by selecting an amputee to be among its newest batch of astronauts, complementing that with an unprecedented commitment to one day send someone with a physical disability into outer space. John McFall, a 41-year-old British former Paralympian who lost his right leg in a motorcycle accident when he was 19, called his selection “a real turning point and mark in history.” “ESA has a commitment to send an astronaut with a physical disability into space... This is the first time that a space agency has...
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