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John McFall, a British surgeon and former Paralympic athlete, has been selected as a prospective member for the first crew to live on Haven-1, an upcoming commercial space station from U.S. company Vast.
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Who
John McFall, Harry Baker, European Space Agency (ESA), Vast
What
John McFall, a British surgeon and former Paralympic athlete, has been selected as a prospective member for the first crew to live on Haven-1, an upcoming commercial space station from U.S. company Vast.
When
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:30:19 GMT · 3h 38m ago
Where
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Why
McFall joined the ESA's Fly! program in 2022, which aimed to determine if a person with a physical disability could live and work in low Earth orbit, and was cleared for a potential future mission in February 2025.
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This mission for the first physically disabled person to live and work on a commercial space station aims to answer questions about how life in orbit might uniquely affect individuals with disabilities and could have implications for broader societal inclusivity and prosthetic technology development on Earth.
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