First astronaut with a disability cleared for space station mission

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British Paralympian and orthopaedic surgeon John McFall has received approval to take part in a mission to the International Space Station. In 2000, at the age of 19, he lost his right leg above the knee after a serious motorcycle accident. After getting a prosthetic leg, he started running again and took part in his first race in 2004. “One of the roles of an astronaut is to do important science…

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