The European Space Agency has announced a new class of trainee astronauts, including the first 'parastronaut,' who will take part in a feasibility project to include astronauts with disabilities in human spaceflight and possible future missions
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. For the first time in 13 years, the European Space Agency has announced a new class of trainee astronauts, including the world’s first “parastronaut.
The candidates are Sophie Adenot, Pablo Álvarez Fernández, Rosemary Coogan, Raphaël Liégeois and John McFall. It’s the first time the space agency has established an astronaut reserve, which is made up of candidates who successfully completed the selection process but were not recruited. Astronauts in the reserve remain with their current employers and will receive a consultancy contract.
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