World's first disabled astronaut named by European Space Agency
The announcement came as ESA appointed a new set of astronauts for the first time since 2009 after whittling down 22,500 valid applications.
European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts pictured inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX Shannon recovery ship shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Tampa, Florida, US, May 6, 2022(photo credit: NASA/AUBREY GEMIGNANI/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByREUTERS
