European Space Agency announces astronauts from diverse backgrounds
British astronaut Major Tim Peake, Australia's Meganne Christian, Britain's John McFall and Ireland's Rosemary Coogan Source: Getty / JOEL SAGET/AFP
The European Space Agency has announced it has taken on 11 reservist astronauts including an Australian woman and for the first time, a para-astronaut. Australian Meganne Christian, who is from New South Wales, was selected, as was John McFall - a British former Paralympian who lost his right leg in an accident when he was 19.
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