Disabled People Are Critical For Future Space Missions

Human space exploration is the most critical and valued part of all space missions. Due to cost and technical constraints, only few people were assigned for such missions. The human explorers are mainly alone in deep space and bad accidents have actually happened during such missions. The senses and limbs may become dysfunctional within seconds. The interiors, controls and warnings are designed mainly for healthy people. Therefore, temporary or permanent disablement during mission can be lethal.

I read at least two cases where the astronauts became temporary blind, but were talented enough to save their lives. One is Louis Armstrong during Gemini 8 mission.

I propose more disabled people to be involved in the design and development of human space systems. I also propose more disabled people to go to space and experiment the systems in real use. The disabled people should also help train the astronauts what to do in case of such accidents.