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    John McFall breaks barriers as the world’s first parastronaut


    John McFall breaks barriers as the world’s first parastronaut

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/john-mcfall-is-breaking-barriers-as-the-worlds-first-parastronaut/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit

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    1. simulacrum79 on

      So he goes into space and supports the other austronauts with legal matters. I can see how that could be useful.

    2. Dottsterisk on

      I’m going to assume this means he’s gonna be the first guy to try parachuting to Earth from orbit.

      Guess they really are stuck up there…

    3. wholegrainoats44 on

      I suppose it depends on your definitions, but wasn’t Hayley Arceneaux the first person is space with a prosthetic (albeit internal)?

    4. wdwerker on

      He lost his leg due to a motorcycle accident at 19 , went on to be a Paralympic runner and now he is an orthopedic and trauma surgeon. He is in training with the ESA in a program to study how disabled people can be astronauts. He has not been chosen for a specific flight yet.