parastronaut

plural parastronauts

1. uncommonUncommon spelling of para-astronaut.

   The world's first 'parastronaut' has taken his first zero-gravity flight – potentially in preparation for going into orbit.

   2023 April 28, Fiona Jackson, Jonathan Chadwick, “World's first PARASTRONAUT takes a zero-gravity flight: British father-of-three John McFall experiences weightlessness for the first time to test how his prosthetic leg moves”, in Daily Mail, archived from the original on 07 May 2024

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   The European Space Agency on Wednesday named the first ever "parastronaut" in a major step towards allowing people with physical disabilities to work and live in space.

   2022 November 23, “Europe names world's first disabled astronaut”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2022

   For the parastronaut vacancy, while they will remain a member of the reserve crew, ESA plans to work with commercial space operators to find a safe way to send them to the ISS where thy can perform 'meaningful and useful work'.

   2024 May 7 (last accessed), Ryan Morrison, Joe Pinkstone, “UK launches search for the first 'para-astronaut': People with 'lower limb deficiencies or short stature' are being encouraged to sign up for future missions to the MOON”, in Daily Mail, archived from the original on 07 May 2024