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As you can see, it's 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 isn't the first time john's pushed himself to the limits. he's 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 you? but his life is about to change. my name's john. possibly forever. john uses an extremely h...

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! he's 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, yeah, i've got that, yeah, i like doing that, i've got this degree, yep. oh, yeah, that sounds good....

British paralympianjohn mcfall — who's been selected as the european space agency's 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: i'v e i've always been hugely interested in science generally, and this opportunity came across my path when i saw that they had announced for the first time, it was a space agency looking for someone with a...

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, you'll probably see, i'm floating around with the leg straight because that gravity isn't there. 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,...

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