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now, john mcfall�*s decision to become an astronaut is his biggest yet. he's getting a taste of space on a parabolic flight, where you experience periods of weightlessness. ijoinjohn for his and my first flight. here we go. oh! help, help, help! i'm spinning! spinning. i want to come down. it's like the ground is moving away from you. it's really hard to actually control where you're going. as you can see, it's hard to master. but this is the closest that we can get to experience what being an astronaut is like. john, how are you finding it? look at this! i mean, where do you get this? and down! 0oh! it works by a plane making an extremely steep climb. it takes a team of three to control the manoeuvre. the plane then arcs to begin its descent, and that's where the weightlessness kicks in. there you go. john uses an extremely high—tech prosthesis. it's his first chance to test it in this new environment. so, just tell us about how your prosthesis is doing. so, i mean, this is designed to work with gravity. exactly. there's some really clever gadgetry in
now, john mcfall�*s decision to become an astronaut is his biggest yet. he's getting a taste of space on a parabolic flight, where you experience periods of weightlessness. ijoinjohn for his and my first flight. here we go. oh! help, help, help! i'm spinning! spinning. i want to come down. it's like the ground is moving away from you. it's really hard to actually control where you're going. as you can see, it's hard to master. but this is the closest that we can get to experience what being...
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the european space agency is pushing boundaries with its latest candidate, john mcfall. absolutely amazing. this is what it feels like. woohoo! he's an amputee, and he's taking part in a ground—breaking project to see if someone with a disability can go to space. this project will deliver a very strong message to redefine or define what people's interpretation of what someone with a physical disability can do. meet the world's first para astronaut, who could open up space for everyone. chosen from 22,000 applicants after an incredibly tough selection process, these are the european space agency's new astronauts, the brightest and the best. among them is a candidate who's a first. so, i think it's wise that we now announce our para astronaut, and that isjohn mcfall. john mcfall has been selected using exactly the same criteria as all european astronauts. but unlike any of the others, he has a physical disability. now he's taking part in a ground—breaking project. being an amputee, being an astronaut was never really on my radar because like the military, you wouldn't
the european space agency is pushing boundaries with its latest candidate, john mcfall. absolutely amazing. this is what it feels like. woohoo! he's an amputee, and he's taking part in a ground—breaking project to see if someone with a disability can go to space. this project will deliver a very strong message to redefine or define what people's interpretation of what someone with a physical disability can do. meet the world's first para astronaut, who could open up space for everyone. chosen...
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the european space agency is pushing boundaries with its latest candidate, john mcfall. absolutely amazing. this is what it feels like. woohoo! he's an amputee, and he's taking part in a ground—breaking project to see if someone with a disability can go to space. this project will deliver a very strong message to redefine or define what people's interpretation of what someone with a physical disability can do. meet the world's first para astronaut, who could open up space for everyone. chosen from 22,000 applicants after an incredibly tough selection process, these are the european space agency's new astronauts, the brightest and the best. among them is a candidate who's a first. so, i think it's wise that we now announce our para astronaut, and that isjohn mcfall. john mcfall has been selected using exactly the same criteria as all european astronauts. but unlike any of the others, he has a physical disability. now he's taking part in a ground—breaking project. being an amputee, being an astronaut was never really on my radar because like the military, you wouldn't
the european space agency is pushing boundaries with its latest candidate, john mcfall. absolutely amazing. this is what it feels like. woohoo! he's an amputee, and he's taking part in a ground—breaking project to see if someone with a disability can go to space. this project will deliver a very strong message to redefine or define what people's interpretation of what someone with a physical disability can do. meet the world's first para astronaut, who could open up space for everyone. chosen...
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john mcfall is taking a spin in a giant centrifuge. it mimics the extreme gravity he'd experience heading up to space. if we experience 1g on earth, and the forces that we're going to be experiencing today during launch, probably going up to about 3.5g, so three and a half times the force of gravity. john's an amputee. he lost the lower part of his right leg in a motorcycle accident when he was a teenager. now he's working with the european space agency to see if someone with a disability can go to space. it was for us a first time that we actually had an amputee in the centrifuge. so, this influences the blood flow also in the leg. and we were also curious to see how that would affect him. but it went really well. john's training at the european astronaut centre in cologne in germany. he uses a blade for running. we will start with 85. he's trying a special anti—gravity treadmill. it recreates the conditions on the international space station — in effect, making john lighter. but he's finding his blade isn't working as well. even
john mcfall is taking a spin in a giant centrifuge. it mimics the extreme gravity he'd experience heading up to space. if we experience 1g on earth, and the forces that we're going to be experiencing today during launch, probably going up to about 3.5g, so three and a half times the force of gravity. john's an amputee. he lost the lower part of his right leg in a motorcycle accident when he was a teenager. now he's working with the european space agency to see if someone with a disability can...
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the european space agency is pushing boundaries with its latest candidate, john mcfall. absolutely amazing. this is what it feels like. woohoo! he's an amputee, and he's taking part in a ground—breaking project to see if someone with a disability can go to space. this project will deliver a very strong message to redefine or define what people's interpretation of what someone with a physical disability can do.
the european space agency is pushing boundaries with its latest candidate, john mcfall. absolutely amazing. this is what it feels like. woohoo! he's an amputee, and he's taking part in a ground—breaking project to see if someone with a disability can go to space. this project will deliver a very strong message to redefine or define what people's interpretation of what someone with a physical disability can do.
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john mcfall is taking a spin in a giant centrifuge. it mimics the extreme gravity he'd experience heading up to space in a rocket and coming back down. if we experience 1g on earth and the forces that we're going to be experiencing today during launch, probably going up to about three and a half. so three and a half times the force of gravity. and then the final part of the familiarization today is seeing what it would feel like in a soyuz reentry. so simulating 6 gs or six times the force of gravity. john's an astronaut candidate with a difference. he's an amputee. he lost the lower part of his right leg in a motorcycle accident when he was a teenager. now he's working with the european space agency to see if someone with a disability can go to space. it wasm for us, a first time that we actually had an amputee in the centrifuge. in this setup, they're basically lying on their back in a sort of seated position on their back. so this influences the blood flow, also in the leg. and we were also curious to see how that would affect him.
john mcfall is taking a spin in a giant centrifuge. it mimics the extreme gravity he'd experience heading up to space in a rocket and coming back down. if we experience 1g on earth and the forces that we're going to be experiencing today during launch, probably going up to about three and a half. so three and a half times the force of gravity. and then the final part of the familiarization today is seeing what it would feel like in a soyuz reentry. so simulating 6 gs or six times the force of...
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the european space agency is pushing boundaries with its latest candidate, john mcfall. absolutely amazing. this is what it feels like. woohoo! he's an amputee, and he's taking part in a ground—breaking project to see if someone with a disability can go to space. this project will deliver a very strong message to redefine or define what people's interpretation of what someone with a physical disability can do. meet the world's first para astronaut, who could open up space for everyone. chosen from 22,000 applicants after an incredibly tough selection process, these are the european space agency's new astronauts, the brightest and the best. among them is a candidate who's a first. so, i think it's wise that we now announce our para astronaut, and that isjohn mcfall. john mcfall has been selected using exactly the same criteria as all european astronauts. but unlike any of the others, he has a physical disability. now he's taking part in a ground—breaking project. being an amputee, being an astronaut was never really on my radar because like the military, you wouldn't
the european space agency is pushing boundaries with its latest candidate, john mcfall. absolutely amazing. this is what it feels like. woohoo! he's an amputee, and he's taking part in a ground—breaking project to see if someone with a disability can go to space. this project will deliver a very strong message to redefine or define what people's interpretation of what someone with a physical disability can do. meet the world's first para astronaut, who could open up space for everyone. chosen...