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British former Paralympian selected to become world’s first disabled astronaut

John McFall, from Surrey, who won a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics will take part in the space training corps as a ‘para-astronaut’

Evening Standard

European Space Agency announces Brit Paralympian to become first ever disabled astronaut

Today in Paris, the European Space Agency unveiled unveiled their class of 2022, a 17 strong cohort of astronauts including three Brits and the first ever disabled astronaut

Daily Mirror

Europe Names World’s First Disabled Astronaut

The European Space Agency on Wednesday named the first ever "parastronaut" in a major step towards allowing people with physical disabilities to work and live in space. The 22-nation agency said it had appointed British Paralympic sprinter John McFall to take part in a feasibility study during astronaut training to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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New British astronaut announced by European Space Agency

Rosemary Coogan will begin her journey of training with ESA before being assigned a mission

Manchester Evening News

Paralympic athlete from UK in latest intake of ESA astronauts

John McFall, 41, becomes first astronaut with physical disability to be recruited by European space agency

The Guardian - UK

British paralympian on course to be Europe’s first disabled astronaut

Bronze medallist sprinter picked to join European Space Agency’s training corps

The Independent UK

Europe names world's first disabled astronaut

The European Space Agency on Wednesday named the first ever "parastronaut" in a major step towards allowing people with physical disabilities to work and live in space.

Reuters

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Europe flags space ambitions with spending hike and new astronauts

European nations agreed on Wednesday to boost spending on space by 17% to stay on the heels of United States and China in two days of intense bargaining overshadowed by rising energy prices.

Reuters

France's Sophie Adenot among five new astronauts named by European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled its new class of career astronauts on Wednesday, selecting French helicopter pilot Sophie Adenot and four other candidates from a list of more than 22,500 applicants. ESA also selected British Paralympic sprinter John McFall, who will be the first disabled person to train as…

France 24

Europe ministers tackle sharp increase in space funding

European ministers haggled on Tuesday over a proposed 25% boost in space funding over the next three years designed to maintain Europe's lead in Earth observation, expand navigation services and remain a partner in exploration with the United States.

Reuters

Solar farms in space plan considered to help energy shortages

The European Space Agency is set to approve a study to look at the feasibility of beaming electricity wirelessly from space

Wales Online

Flood warning SMS sent to 11,000 residents in error

The ESA has said there is no flooding in the Ginninderra Creek area.

The Canberra Times

How a rare plant species could hinder a needed lithium mine

WASHINGTON — Skyrocketing demand for domestically sourced lithium to meet federal goals for zero-emission technologies has developers planning for the next great mining boon in the Silver State, but a rare wildflower may stymie one proposed project.

Tribune News Service

How a rare plant species could hinder a proposed lithium mine - Roll Call

Skyrocketing demand for lithium has developers planning Nevada's next mining boom, but a rare wildflower may stymie one project.

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The Independent UK

Nasa’s Artemis 1 rocket blasts off to the moon

The uncrewed mission around the moon will pave the way for a crewed flight test and future human lunar exploration.

Reason

So Long, Soyuz: Russia Is Leaving the International Space Station

Privatization can free orbital innovation from ground-bound politics.

ABC News

Orroral Valley fire inquiry hears pilot of helicopter that started blaze did not see long grass before landing

An Australian Army helicopter pilot tells the first day of an inquest into a fire sparked by a light on the chopper he didn't take the area's long grass into account before landing.

Inverse

A tiny space probe could reveal the aftermath of our first asteroid defense test

After DART collided with Dimorphos, scientists want to understand how the asteroid changed. They'll send the smallest radar to space to glean more information beneath Dimorphos' surface.

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Daily Record

DWP shares new plan to help Universal Credit and ESA claimants with disability or health condition into work

The £1.3billion investment includes increasing Work Coach support in Jobcentres across the UK.

Inverse

Haunting new Hubble galaxy cluster image puts dark matter front and center

How Abell 611 remains intact at its celestial perch is a major question — and its likely that dark matter binds it together.

Inverse

Earth's magnetic field is the spookiest thing you've ever heard

New Halloween haunted house soundtrack just dropped, courtesy of the European Space Agency

Inverse

NASA has a new way to measure DART’s success — through distant stars

Astronomers finally caught asteroid Didymos blocking starlight.

Salon

Webb's stunning Pillars of Creation pic

One of the most famous images from Hubble has been retaken in greater detail by the James Webb Space Telescope

WEKU

Hubble's 1995 image of a star nursery was amazing. Take a look at NASA's new version

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured NASA's most detailed image of the Pillars of Creation that is helping scientists better understand how stars form.

Radio France Internationale

European Space Agency to hitch ride on SpaceX rockets

The European Space Agency is having trouble with the latest generation of Ariane rockets, which will not get off the ground before late 2023. The delay means the European effort to compete with Elon Musk's cut-price SpaceX launcher is losing altitude. In fact, ESA on Thursday announced plans to use…

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