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Joined john mcfall on a test flight. john mcfall is an astronaut candidate with a difference. he's an amputee — he lost his leg in a motorcycle accident when he was a teenager. now he's 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, i've got that... i like — yeah, i like doing that. i've got this degree, yeah. i can do... oh, yeah, that sounds good." and i was like, "wow, this is... this s...

Now he's 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, i've got that... i like — yeah, i like doing that. i've got this degree, yeah. i can do... oh, yeah, that sounds good." and i was like, "wow, this is... 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 climbing ex...

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, 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 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 flig...

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. john's 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 haven't made a terrible mistake? not at all. i can't wait. you really want to get into space now? this has given me even more hunger and excitement about doing it. it's awesome. so,...

"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 to come down. 0h! it�*s like the ground is moving away from you. it�*s really hard to actually co...