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

4 Comments

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

  2. 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. 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.