India, June 2 -- British Paralympic sprinter and surgeon John McFall is set to become the first physically disabled astronaut to enter the aerospace.
John, an NHS surgeon who lost his right leg in a motorcycle accident at the age of 19, was selected by the European Space Agency in 2022 for its ground-breaking Fly! Project, which is pioneering the inclusion of astronauts with physical disabilities in long-duration space missions.
An agreement signed between the UK government and U.S. commercial space company Vast will see the UK Space Agency support Vast to secure sponsorships to fund a space flight for John - who last year became the first person with a physical disability to be medically cleared for a long-duration mission.
John could b...