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John McFall, the Astronaut Flag Bearer at the Paris Paralympics, Is Ready to Fly
A few hours before the opening ceremony, we spoke with the former sprinter, who today is the European Space Agency’s first para-astronaut.
feasibility study, which aims to “understand and challenge the limitations posed by physical disabilities to human spaceflight.” It is hard to imagine a more ambitious goal than trying to extend the opportunity for space exploration to all. He went on to pursue a career in athletics and to study exercise science and medicine, completing core surgical training in general surgery, urology, trauma, and orthopedics in 2018. Since June 2023, McFall has participated in core familiarization courses and activities at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, to investigate the challenges his disability might pose during a long stay in space.
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