EVER wondered what it’s like to be an astronaut? Well, it requires a whole lot of ground work, literally. Before a handful of ...

British Paralympian John McFall has formally completed his astronaut training, and is now on the waiting list for a spot to ...

This astronaut won't be letting his prosthetic leg ground him to the confines of Earth.European Space Agency (ESA) reserve ...

The Space Mirror Memorial is engraved with the names of the crews of three space missions along with astronaut candidates who died in accidents. On Jan. 27, 1967, Virgil “Gus” Grissom ...

Prospective ESA astronaut and former British Paralympian John McFall has passed the medical assessment needed for a long-term ...

MOSCOW, October 13. /TASS/. An astronaut of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who was scheduled to be sent on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in April, will not fly to space ...

John McFall, a 43-year-old British surgeon and former Paralympian who lost a leg in a motorbike accident when he was 19, said he was "hugely proud" of clearing the hurdle.

John McFall, former Paralympian and surgeon, makes history as ESA’s first astronaut with a physical disability. Learn about ...

British surgeon John McFall, a Paralympian with a prosthetic leg, is cleared for an International Space Station mission, ...

PARIS, France — The first-ever astronaut with a physical disability has been cleared for a mission onboard the International Space Station, the European Space Agency announced on Friday. John McFall, ...