{"id":348837,"date":"2026-06-03T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-ex-paralympian-set-to-be-first-physically-impaired-person-to-live-and-work-in-space\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T00:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:00:30","slug":"british-ex-paralympian-set-to-be-first-physically-impaired-person-to-live-and-work-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-ex-paralympian-set-to-be-first-physically-impaired-person-to-live-and-work-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"British ex-Paralympian set to be first physically impaired person to live and work in space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/uoI_f3sK15g\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"British ex-Paralympian set to be first physically impaired person to live and work in space\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uoI_f3sK15g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A British Paralympian is set to become the first person with a physical disability to live and work in space. <\/p>\n<p>John McFall, who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident, could blast-off as soon as next year. <\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s science correspondent, Thomas Moore, has been to meet him.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/john-mcfall-british-ex-paralympian-set-to-be-first-physically-impaired-person-to-live-and-work-in-space-13549869<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A British Paralympian is set to become the first person with a physical disability to live and work in space. 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