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John McFall, Tim Peake and how to build a spaceport
Episode 213

John McFall, Tim Peake and how to build a spaceport

Plus, how people with physical disabilities could become astronauts...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists · The Naked Scientists

August 28, 20241h 3m

Show Notes

Former paralympic athlete, surgeon and European Space Agency (ESA) reserve astronaut, John McFall joins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham to share his experiences of the Fly study to investigate whether people with physical disabilities could become astronauts. Also on the show, astronaut Tim Peake, who now has a new role at Axiom Space, Saxa Vord CEO, Frank Strang, and director of operations, Scott Hammond, discuss how they are building a spaceport in Shetland... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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