John McFall of United Kingdom’s Frimley city grew to become the primary para-astronaut on the planet after he took his first zero gravity parabolic flight check this week on Thursday. 

In the autumn of 2000, a motorcycle accident left younger John McFall with out his proper leg. His life modified in a single day however he was not going to surrender. 

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In reality, John was solely getting began twenty two years and numerous Paralympic medals later, John McFall grew to become the world’s first specially-abled astronaut, appointed by the European area company. 

A physician by career, John graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) from the Cardiff University School of Medicine within the United Kingdom. 

He grew to become a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2016 and is at present a Trauma and Orthopaedic Specialist Registrar working within the south of England. 

In 2012, alongside his medical research, John grew to become a mentor for the modern Paralympic Inspiration Programme. This mission helps future paralympians within the United Kingdom. 

He was additionally an envoy and attaché for the International Paralympic Committee on the London 2012 Paralympic Games.  

From 2014 to 2016, John was a Foundation Doctor within the British National Health Service, working in a spread of medical and surgical specialities in South East Wales, UK. 

Between 2016 and 2018, he accomplished Core Surgical Training overlaying General Surgery, Urology and Trauma and Orthopaedics within the Wessex deanery.

In 2018 John efficiently secured a spot on the UK’s nationwide Trauma and Orthopaedic Specialist Registrar coaching programme and is at present finding out for his Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) exams. 

John is married and has three kids. 

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