#parastronaut — Public Fediverse posts

ESA astronaut with physical disability medically cleared for ISS missions

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/esa-astronaut-with-physical-disability-medically-cleared-for-iss-missions/

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲 '𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘂𝘁' 𝗺𝗮𝗴 𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗶𝗺𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗦𝗦

Een primeur in de ruimtevaart: voor het eerst kan een astronaut met een lichte lichamelijke beperking de ruimte in.

https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/buitenland/artikel/5494620/john-mcfall-britse-parastronaut-lichamelijke-beperking

#parastronaut #ruimte #ISS

This is pretty cool! #parastronaut
https://apnews.com/article/space-exploration-science-europe-business-paris-1fb77c59b64fad3590be4670c5142028?user_email=36526c65f5ecd8cd842d32483359043e840e84fd0aecadd864ea285f8c551bf5&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Nov25_MorningWire&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers

Die @esa hat auf der #CM22 neue Astronautïnnen vorgestellt: Es sind mehr #Frauen dabei und auch ein Bewerber mit einer körperlichen Behinderung. Die Agentur möchte die #Raumfahrt so inklusiver machen: #parastronaut (€) @pikarl @RiffKosmos
https://www.riffreporter.de/de/wissen/raumfahrt-astronautinnen-esa-europa-russland-raketen-spacex-ariane

The European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled its newest recruits on Wednesday, with two women and three men and the world's first "parastronaut" making up the new class.

According to the ESA, no major Western agency has ever sent a "parastronaut" to space. 

The new class includes "astronauts with a physical disability" that "will start a 12-month basic training at ESA's European Astronaut Center in spring 2023," the agency said. 

https://www.dw.com/en/european-space-agency-names-first-disabled-astronaut/a-63863836

#ESA #Space #Astronaut #Parastronaut