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German paraplegic engineer becomes first wheelchair user to travel into space

2025-12-22 12:15:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

German paraplegic engineer becomes first wheelchair user to travel into space

A paraplegic engineer from Germany was part of a crew that made a suborbital journey on a spacecraft operated by the company 'Blue Origin'.

Michaela Benthaus has become the first wheelchair user to travel to space, after flying aboard a Blue Origin suborbital mission from West Texas.

The 10-minute flight, which provided more than three minutes of weightlessness, required only minor adjustments to the New Shepard capsule, designed with accessibility in mind.

Blue Origin added transfer equipment to help Benthaus, 33, who was injured in a mountain bike accident seven years ago. The private mission highlights growing efforts to make spaceflight more inclusive. /CNA





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