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dc.contributor.authorCullen, S-
dc.contributor.authorMerdin-Uygur, E-
dc.contributor.authorGaraj, V-
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-29T12:10:35Z-
dc.date.available2024-12-29T12:10:35Z-
dc.date.issued2024-10-31-
dc.identifierORCiD: Sean Cullen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9515-9000-
dc.identifierORCiD: Ezgi Merdin-Uygur https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4065-7336-
dc.identifierORCiD: Vanja Garaj https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1661-597X-
dc.identifier.citationCullen, S., Merdin-Uygur, E. and Garaj, V. (2024) 'Recruiting the world’s first disabled astronaut doesn’t mean space travel is inclusive', The Conversation, 31 October, pp. 1 - 5. Available at: https://theconversation.com/recruiting-the-worlds-first-disabled-astronaut-doesnt-mean-space-travel-is-inclusive-heres-how-to-change-that-242397 (accessed: 29 November 2024).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/30394-
dc.descriptionThis article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Image rights: Esa astronaut John McFall undergoes microgravity training. Esa / Novespace, Author provided (* no reuse *); The New Shepard vehicle carries paying customers on sub-orbital flights to space. Blue Origin, Author provided (* no reuse *); Older spacesuits were designed with male astronauts in mind. Nasa / Mike Hopkins; Exercise equipment need adjustments to allow them to be used by disabled astronauts. NASA; John McFall (second from right) will participate in a special study based around barriers facing disabled people in space. ESA/Nasa, Author provided (* no reuse *). Read the original which includes the three redacted images at https://theconversation.com/recruiting-the-worlds-first-disabled-astronaut-doesnt-mean-space-travel-is-inclusive-heres-how-to-change-that-242397 .en_US
dc.descriptionSean Cullen receives funding from the Engineering Design and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). This project specifically was funded through the Brunel Research Interdisciplinary Lab (BRIL). He is affiliated with the Space 4 All community. Ezgi Merdin Uygur receives funding from the Marketing Trust and the British Academy / Leverhulme. Vanja Garaj currently receives funding from Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and Research England.-
dc.description.abstractIn the past, spaceflight was the preserve of government-funded astronauts who had to meet stringent physical, cognitive, psychological and social requirements for selection. But in recent years, that has all been changing.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipBrunel Research Interdisciplinary Lab (BRIL).en_US
dc.formatElectronic-
dc.format.extent1 - 5-
dc.format.mediumElectronic-
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Conversation Trust (UK) Limiteden_US
dc.relation.urihttps://theconversation.com/recruiting-the-worlds-first-disabled-astronaut-doesnt-mean-space-travel-is-inclusive-heres-how-to-change-that-242397-
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International-
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/-
dc.subjectspaceen_US
dc.subjectNASAen_US
dc.subjectSpaceXen_US
dc.subjectEuropean Space Agency (ESA)en_US
dc.subjectBlue Originen_US
dc.subjectvisual impairmentsen_US
dc.subjectgive me perspectiveen_US
dc.subjecthuman spaceflighten_US
dc.subjectSpaceX Crew Dragonen_US
dc.titleRecruiting the world’s first disabled astronaut doesn’t mean space travel is inclusiveen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
dc.rights.licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/legalcode.en-
dc.rights.holderSean Cullen, Ezgi Merdin-Uygur and .Vanja Garaj Dale, 2024. Image rights: Esa astronaut John McFall undergoes microgravity training. Esa / Novespace, Author provided (* no reuse *); The New Shepard vehicle carries paying customers on sub-orbital flights to space. Blue Origin, Author provided (* no reuse *); Older spacesuits were designed with male astronauts in mind. Nasa / Mike Hopkins; Exercise equipment need adjustments to allow them to be used by disabled astronauts. NASA; John McFall (second from right) will participate in a special study based around barriers facing disabled people in space. ESA/Nasa, Author provided (* no reuse *)-
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