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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. he's 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 i could really help them answer this very aspirational question of, can we get someone with a physi...

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