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The European Space Agency has named five new career astronauts – two women and three men – while member states agreed to boost th

Paris, Nov 23 (EFE).- Having been accorded a noteworthy budget increase and to counteract the strength of other space powers like the United States, China and Russia, the European Space Agency on Wednesday announced the naming of five new full-time astronauts, including two women. The new contingent of European spacefarers, the first since 2009 and …

A disabled British man has been chosen for astronaut training by Europe's space agency, a world first.

But for the first time, esa is widening its pool of talent by recruiting the first—ever para—astronaut. i think, being an amputee, being an astronaut was never really on my radar. john mcfall is a paralympian sprinter. his right leg was amputated above the knee after a motorbike accident. hes been selected using exactly the same criteria as all european astronauts. the only difference is he has a disability. i thought i would have the skills, the mix of skills and scientific background that ...

ESAs new class of astronauts includes a Paralympic athlete - a first for any major space agency - and two women.

He is history’s first astronaut recruit with disability.

The European Space Agency on Wednesday selected a disabled former athlete to be among its its newest astronaut recruits as part of its first recruitment drive in over a decade that aimed to bring diversity to space travel.

The European Space Agency (ESA) on Wednesday selected the world's first "parastronaut."

Legislations. seven countries have adhered to the code so far, and more are planning to include it in their legislation. brazil is one of them. rafael barifouse, from bbc news, in sao paulo. have you been impacted by travel scams? do let us know. it will be interesting to hear your stories. as youve been hearing, the european space agency has been choosing astronauts for its "class of 2022", including the first—ever astronaut with a disability — john mcfall from the uk. the esa is asking for...

European Space Agency member states approved a record-breaking nearly 17 billion Euro budget that will help cover the cost of rebuilding the landing platform of the beleaguered ExoMars rover.