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- John McFall will be the first physically disabled astronaut on a commercial space station.
- The UK Space Agency’s agreement with firm Vast to fund McFall’s 14-day Haven-1 flight was called by Space Minister Liz Lloyd evidence of the UK’s inclusive space policy and could make him the first Brit in orbit since 2015.
- Haven-1 will launch on a Falcon 9 in 2027 and host up to four crew aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.
