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Matt interviews ESA astronaut John McFall: Paralympian, surgeon and the first astronaut with a Paralympic medal to be cleared for a long-duration space mission. They talk astronaut training, the science and engineering of making spaceflight accessible, and what John’s journey could mean for the future of human spaceflight.
Plus, Matt and Leddra talk eclipses, why totality is quite unlike anything else, and their trip to Mallorca to witness the spectacular total solar eclipse of August 2026
Plus, Matt and Leddra talk eclipses, why totality is quite unlike anything else, and their trip to Mallorca to witness the spectacular total solar eclipse of August 2026
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