UK backs proposed Haven-1 mission for John McFall (opens in new tab)

The UK Space Agency has signed an agreement with U.S. commercial space company Vast to help secure sponsorship for a proposed mission that could send British surgeon, Paralympian and European Space Agency reserve astronaut John McFall to the planned Haven-1 space station after Haven-1’s targeted 2027 launch. McFall, who lost his right leg in a motorcycle accident and won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, could become the first person with a physical disability to live and w...