A British astronaut has been cleared to become the first person with a physical disability to take part in a mission on the International Space Station, the European Space Agency (ESA) has said.

Elon Musk’s war on diversity will not stop the world’s first disabled astronaut from going into space – in the billionaire’s rocket. John McFall, a British astronaut, was cleared on Friday ...

John McFall has been cleared to become the first person with a physical disability to go to the International Space Station, the European Space Agency (ESA) has said.