Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paraplegic engineer Michaela Benthaus became the first wheelchair user to travel to space during a Blue Origin mission over the ...

A paraplegic engineer was part of a crew that made a suborbital journey on a spacecraft operated by Jeff Bezos’ private company, Blue Origin. By Adeel Hassan A paraplegic engineer from Germany became ...

Space.com reported that Blue Origin completed a suborbital human spaceflight on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, which marked a first in commercial spaceflight. The mission launched at 9:15 a.m. EST from the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. German aerospace engineer Michaela Benthaus became the first wheelchair user to reach space Saturday, launching ...

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 ...

German engineer becomes first wheelchair user to travel to space Link Copied! Michaela Benthaus, a 33-year-old German aerospace and mechatronics engineer, made history as the first wheelchair user to ...

Former NASA astronaut Cady Coleman discusses Blue Origin’s historic flight that took its first-ever wheelchair user to space. Donald Trump’s approval rating flips with least educated Americans Actor ...

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A wheelchair user will reach space next week for the first time ever, if all goes according to plan. Blue Origin announced today (Dec. 11) that it's targeting Dec. 18 for its NS-37 mission, which will ...

An upcoming Blue Origin flight will mark a first for people with disabilities. The company said its next mission will include Michaela “Michi” Benthaus, an aerospace and mechatronics engineer at the ...