In a First, a Wheelchair User Joins a Short Flight to Space
A paraplegic engineer was part of a crew that made a suborbital journey on a spacecraft operated by Jeff Bezos’ private company, Blue Origin.
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A paraplegic engineer was part of a crew that made a suborbital journey on a spacecraft operated by Jeff Bezos’ private company, Blue Origin.
German engineer Michaela Benthaus is the first person with a significant physical handicap to reach space.
Michaela Benthaus from Germany soared 65 miles above the Earth’s surface in 10-minute Blue Origin flightA paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted o...
"It was the coolest experience!" said Michaela Benthaus after the 10-minute Blue Origin flight.