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German engineer makes history as the first-ever wheelchair user to reach space

The flight took place on Saturday morning, when a Blue Origin New Shepard capsule lifted off from the company’s launch site near Van Horn, Texas. The mission, known as NS-37, was the company’s 16th ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Blue Origin Completes First Space Flight With Wheelchair User

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin completed a suborbital joyride Saturday with a six-person crew, including the first wheelchair user to reach space and one of SpaceX’s first engineers. The flight took off at ...
GeekWire

Blue Origin breaks the accessibility barrier by sending the first wheelchair user to space

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture added a page to the space history books today by sending the first wheelchair user into space. “It was the coolest experience,” said Michaela “Michi” Benthaus, a ...
Space.com

Blue Origin's next space tourism flight will break new ground for people with disabilities

The suborbital launch with Michi Benthaus "will be an important step for opening up space travel to all who have orbital dreams." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
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Blue Origin flies first wheelchair user to space

Michaela “Michi” Benthaus celebrates after going to space on Blue Origin’s NS-37 suborbital flight Dec. 20. Credit: Blue Origin webcast WASHINGTON — Blue Origin flew its final New Shepard suborbital ...