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Do you want to be an astronaut? Career routes that can take you to space

Do you want to be an astronaut? Career routes that can take you to space

There is no one way to be an astronaut; you can’t go to astronaut school.

29.06.2026 8

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Kirsty Lindsay

The extraordinary physiological challenges facing amputee John McFall in space

In the 1950s, Arthur C. Clarke imagined an amputee astronaut. If John McFall reaches orbit, science fiction becomes science fact.

08.06.2026 8

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Kirsty Lindsay

What the first medical evacuation from the International Space Station tells us about healthcare in space

The evacuation was the first such event in the history of the ISS.

16.01.2026 20

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Kirsty Lindsay