He's waited 18 years for this moment after buying his ticket in 2005.
Jon Goodwin, pictured centre, with his crewmates Keisha Schahaff, 46, and her 18-year-old daughter, Anastatia Mayers. Picture: Virgin Galactic
He competed as a canoeist in the 1972 Games in Munich and said he will be the first Olympian to become an astronaut when the VSS Unity takes off from New Mexico in the USA for a 90-minute trip into space on August 10.Mr Goodwin told Parkinson's UK:"I inevitably thought they'd say I could no longer go because of Parkinson's but they haven't done that and I'm very honoured that's the case.
A long-standing member of the North Staffordshire Parkinson's group, Jon wants to use his flight to raise awareness of the condition, and to bring the community along with him by watching live on the Virgin Galactic website. Those on board will enter sub-orbital space, where they will briefly experience weightlessness and be able to take in extraordinary views of the planet.
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