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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 ...
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Wheelchair user reaches space on Blue Origin flight in a historic moment

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin launched its latest mission from West Texas, taking paraplegic engineer Michaela Benthaus to space. The German engineer suffered a spinal cord injury in a mountain bike ...
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Blue Origin rocket launches first wheelchair user into space

Michaela Benthaus, a paraplegic engineer for the European Space Agency, became the first wheelchair user in space Saturday. She was one of six crew members on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, which ...
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Blue Origin safely launches wheelchair user to space and back

In a space-age milestone, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched a wheelchair-using engineer and handicap advocate to the edge of space Saturday, a 10-minute trip that allowed her to enjoy a few minutes of ...