On a parabolic flight final 12 months, Where John experienced weightlessness for the first timeHe discovered that his each day, high-tech, microprocessor prosthetic leg would require recalibrating.
In reality, John thinks he may want a number of prosthetic legs on the ISS.
“There will likely be a prosthesis for working, a backup for the microprocessor prosthesis, after which there’s a mechanical one, which can have to be worn contained in the spacesuit for launch and return,” he explains.
“I will want a closet of faux {hardware}.”
ESA is the primary house company to undertake such a mission.
Till now, John’s incapacity prevented him from turning into an astronaut. However Frank de Wien, head of the European Astronaut Centre, desires to alter that.
“We expect it is an amazing alternative as a result of we’ve got a number of nice expertise — individuals who have disabilities, like we see with John,” he says.
