European Space Agency names first disabled astronaut
By DW
27 November 2022 |
4:34 pm
Paralympic sprinter John McFall will help ESA in creating conditions for people with disabilities to travel to space. Another five astronauts were selected out of a pool of 22,000 applicants.
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