The European Space Agency today unveiled their astronaut class of 2022 at their summit in Paris, including five career astronauts, 11 members of the astronaut reserve and, notably, the first ever disabled astronaut.
ESA received a record number of applications to join this year's class of potential space-goers, with more than 22,000 hopefuls applying to be part of the programme.
Amongst the successful applicants, John McFall, from Frimley, Surrey, has become the world’s first disabled astronaut. The 41-year-old lost his right leg in a motorcycle accident when he was 19, going on to represent Great Britain in the Paralympic Games.
