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Paraplegic engineer Michaela Benthaus becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into spaceIn a groundbreaking achievement, Michaela Benthaus, a German engineer who lives with paraplegia, fulfilled her dream of space travel aboard...- Meet the man who lost his leg in a crash but is now set to make space history as an astronautJohn McFall, a British surgeon and former Paralympian who lost his leg in a motorbike accident, has been cleared for a mission to the ISS. ...
- ESA to test para-astronaut McFall's prosthetic leg for ‘space poisoning’ | All about itFor the first time a "para-astronaut" will be on a space mission. But his prosthetic leg is a concern for the European Space Agency which w...
- The world finally has its 1st ‘parastronaut’. Can space travel be accessible to all?NASA first selected astronauts, the Mercury Seven, in 1959.
- John McFall becomes world’s first astronaut with a physical disability to be recruited by ESA; Here’s more about himThe European Space Agency recruited a fresh batch of astronauts in its folds but what has made headlines is the presence of British Paralym...
- Britain's 'secret parliament' celebrates its 80th birthdayBritish lawmakers driven from their debating chamber by World War Two Nazi bombs secretly set up a new home less than 100 yards away, from ...
- Britain on brink of an economic depression for first time since 1930Britain is heading for economic depression for the first time since the 1930s. Families must brace themselves for a slump of far greater se...
- UK govt pressures banks to pass on rate cutsThe British government summoned banking chiefs Friday to pressure them to pass on recent hefty cuts in benchmark interest rates to hard-pre...
- UK lenders tighten creditUK lenders responsible for 12% of the nation’s mortgages are tightening standards for loans on house purchases, withdrawing offers and rais...
- Brown stakes claim to be next British prime ministerFinance minister Gordon Brown staked his claim on Monday to be Britain’s next prime minister with a speech that eased some doubts about his...
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