ESA officials announced Feb. 16 that the agency is preparing to recruit between four to six career astronauts and approximately 20 reserve astronauts. Credit: ESA

JOHANNESBURG — The European Space Agency announced Feb. 16 that its first call for new astronauts in more than a decade will be open to candidates with physical disabilities.

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Andrew Parsonson is based in Valetta, Malta, and has been covering the space industry since 2017.