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To boldly go: John McFall hopes to be the first astronaut with a disability

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John McFall is on track to become the world’s first astronaut with a disability.

The 43-year-old lost his right leg at the age of 19 following a motorcycle accident.

He went on to become a Paralympian sprinter, and later a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon.

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70

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66

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informal

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English

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42

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