A British astronaut has been cleared to become the first person with a physical disability to take part in a mission on the International Space Station, the European Space Agency (ESA) has said.

John McFall has been cleared to become the first person with a physical disability to go to the International Space Station, the European Space Agency (ESA) has said.

Elon Musk’s war on diversity will not stop the world’s first disabled astronaut from going into space – in the billionaire’s rocket. John McFall, a British astronaut, was cleared on Friday ...