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British astronaut cleared to become first disabled person to join space station mission

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British astronaut cleared to become first disabled person to join space station missionA 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.
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