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British astronaut cleared to become first disabled person to join space station mission

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John McFall is the first person with a physical disability to take part in a mission on the International Space Station .

The former Paralympian sprinter from Cardiff has been medically certified to undertake a long-duration space mission.

He said he was mostly "passive" during the testing process, which lasted around a month and involved medical exams.

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