成人快手

Former Paralympian John McFall has been chosen to become the first disabled person to train as an astronaut.聽

He was selected by the European Space Agency to join sixteen other men and women who will make up its first new class of astronauts for 13 years.聽

Following a serious motorcycle accident when he was 19, McFall's right leg was amputated to above the knee. He had to learn to run again, leading him to become a professional athlete. He won bronze for Great Britain in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics.

He is now finishing up his training to be an orthopaedic and trauma surgeon.

McFall will work with engineers and designers in the Parastronaut Feasibility Project - a project trying to improve our understanding of the barriers space flight presents for astronauts with a physical disability.

John spoke to Newshour about the exciting journey ahead.

(Photo: Member of ESA's new class of astronauts John McFall attends the European Space Agency (ESA) Council Paris, France, November 23, 2022. Credit: Benoit Tessier via Reuters)

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