The European Network<p>The European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled its newest recruits on Wednesday, with two women and three men and the world's first "parastronaut" making up the new class.</p><p>According to the ESA, no major Western agency has ever sent a "parastronaut" to space. </p><p>The new class includes "astronauts with a physical disability" that "will start a 12-month basic training at ESA's European Astronaut Center in spring 2023," the agency said. </p><p><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/european-space-agency-names-first-disabled-astronaut/a-63863836" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dw.com/en/european-space-agenc</span><span class="invisible">y-names-first-disabled-astronaut/a-63863836</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Astronaut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronaut</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Parastronaut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parastronaut</span></a></p>
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cpamoa :mastodon: 🇫🇷🇩🇪<p>Et il y a également un parastronaute, un astronaute avec un handicap physique : </p><p>John McFall, qui est britannique</p><p>Plus d'infos ici -> </p><p><a href="https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/John_McFall" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">esa.int/Science_Exploration/Hu</span><span class="invisible">man_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/John_McFall</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/cm22" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cm22</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/astronaut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronaut</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/parastronaut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parastronaut</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a></p>
Astro Dad<p>British Paralymic sprinter John McFall is the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Parastronaut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parastronaut</span></a>!</p>
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