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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 first time johns pushed himself to the limits. hes a former medal—winning paralympian, a sprinter. this was the first international race he won. for the last ten yearsjohn has been working as a surgeon on orthopaedic wards. hiya, sir. how are ...

Will be like in orbit. john mcfall, who lost a leg in an accident when he was a teenager, is taking part in a ground—breaking project. our science editor rebecca morelle joined him on a test flight. woohoo! john mcfall is an astronaut candidate with a difference. amazing! hes an amputee. he lost his leg in a motorcycle accident when he was a teenager. esa had announced that they were looking for astronauts with a physical disability. i looked at the personal specification and i kind of went, y...

British paralympianjohn mcfall — whos been selected as the european space agencys first para—astronaut — has just had his first experience of weightlessness on board a parabolic flight, as part of his trianing in france. he is an amputee and taking part in a study on how to make space flight accessible to people with physical disabilities. here he is explaining what made him apply: iv e ive always been hugely interested in science generally, and this opportunity came across my path when i ...

John, how are you finding it? look at this! i mean, where do you get this? how did this happen? 0h! the flight is a chance to see howjohn�*s prosthesis responds to weightlessness. in normal gravity, if you look here, the knee bends under normal gravity. but when you go into zero g, youll probably see, im floating around with the leg straight because that gravity isnt there. each parabola is a learning opportunity. it is! and this is what the project is all about. working out what needs to be a...

Called LOOP, the Airbus design calls for a greenhouse, a gym, and a centrifuge to simulate gravity.

The gravity conditions in space, known as microgravity, trigger a unique set of cellular stress responses. In the study, researchers found that the protein modifier SUMO plays a key role in cellular adaptation to simulated microgravity.

AstroAccess is on a mission to make it possible for disabled people to live and work in space. By doing so, it’s making space safer and better for everyone.

Disability means something different in space, and AstroAccess is working to ensure everyone has a place in the off-Earth future.

NASA's bone study is almost complete. The space agency wants to know if Tetranite can reverse weightlessness' effects on bones.

Researchers will study synthetic gravity as a possible defence against weightlessness detrimental effects on the human body.