The ESA will be recruiting astronauts from March 1 to May 28. You need to be a citizen of an ESA member state or associate member state, hold a Master's degree in natural sciences, medicine, engineering, or mathematics, have at least three years relevant experience and be fluent in English.
And, of course, you have to meet all of those tough physical and mental requirements...
...but the ESA is about to become the first space agency to allow people with certain disabilities to apply.
For the Parastronaut Project they will be looking at candidates who have: Lower limb deficiency below the knee, pronounced leg length difference, or short stature. They will have to meet all of the other requirements, but will have flight opportunities.
This is the first step towards allowing disabled people to reach space, and if we're ever going to move beyond this planet, we need to be able and willing to take everyone who can handle the trip.
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