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The BBC’s Science Editor Rebecca Morelle struggles during her first experience of weightlessness.

Britains John McFall is seen experiencing weightlessness for the first time on a specially adapted aircraft - known as a parabolic flight.

John McFall, the European Space Agency’s first para-astronaut, has made a parabolic flight to experience weightlessness for the first time

Conflicts of interest before his interview for thejob. thank you so much for your time, everybody. ill miss you. goodnight. and after eight years, james corden signs off from his star—spangled us late night talk show. coming up on bbc news, could we have another upset on the cards at the world snooker championships? si jiahui looks to topple luca brecel — the man who knocked out champion ronnie osullivan — for a spot in the final. a british paralympian and nhs surgeon, whos been recruited ...

I joined john for his — and my — first flight. ooh! help, help, help, help, help! im spinning! were spinning! i want to come down! ooh! it is like the ground is moving away from you. its really hard to actually control where youre going. as you can see, its hard to master, but this is the closest that we can get to experience what being an astronaut is like. john, how are you finding it? look at this! i mean, where do you get this? how has this happened?! 0h! and down. woo! this isnt the fir...

Joined john mcfall on a test flight. john mcfall is an astronaut candidate with a difference. hes an amputee — he lost his leg in a motorcycle accident when he was a teenager. now hes working with the european space agency to see if a person with a disability can go to space. esa had announced that they were looking for an astronaut with a physical disability, and i looked at the person specification and i kind of went, "oh, yeah, ive got that... i like — yeah, i like doing that. ive got thi...

Now hes working with the european space agency to see if a person with a disability can go to space. esa had announced that they were looking for an astronaut with a physical disability, and i looked at the person specification and i kind of went, "oh, yeah, ive got that... i like — yeah, i like doing that. ive got this degree, yeah. i can do... oh, yeah, that sounds good." and i was like, "wow, this is... this sounds really interesting." johns getting his first taste of space on a parabolic f...

Esa had announced that they were looking for astronauts with a physical disability. i looked at the personal specification and i kind of went, yeah, ive got that, yeah, i like doing that, ive got this degree, yep. oh, yeah, that sounds good. i was like, this sounds really interesting. johns getting his first taste of space on a parabolic flight where you experience periods of weightlessness. the flight works by the plane climbing extremely steeply. it takes a team of three to control the manoeuv...

Are you sort of starting to predict what your prosthesis is going to do? each parabola is a learning opportunity. it is! and this is what the project is all about — working out what needs to be adapted for a person with a disability to live and work in space. johns not guaranteed a mission but this flight has whet his appetite. so, still happy with signing up to be an astronaut? absolutely, absolutely, yeah. you havent made a terrible mistake? not at all. i cant wait. you really want to get in...

"yeah, i�*ve got that, yeah, i like doing that, "i�*ve got this degree, yep. "oh, yeah, that sounds good." i was like, this sounds really interesting. john�*s getting his first taste of space on a parabolic flight where you experience periods of weightlessness. the flight works by the plane are climbing extremely steeply. it takes a team of three to control the manoeuvre. the plane then arcs to begin its descent. here we go. i joined john for his and my first flight. 0h! 0h, help! i want t...