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  • $\begingroup$ Interestingly, ESA has announced that they are explicitly aiming to have at least one physically disabled astronaut in the next class. $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 9, 2022 at 10:01
  • $\begingroup$ @JörgWMittag Had seen discussion back to the 80s that space station crews should be selected from those missing legs since you reduce your life support needs by a claimed 20%, would be interesting to know what those who have actually lived in space think, since suspect legs are still useful for positioning yourself to use your arms. $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 9, 2022 at 10:34