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1st wheelchair user in space

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Blue Origin's launch with Michaela Benthaus, first wheelchair user, could make space more accessible

Michaela "Michi" Benthaus, who is paralyzed from the waist down, flew to space on Blue Origin's suborbital New Shepard rocket. She launched from West Texas.

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Blue Origin sends person using a wheelchair to space for the 1st time

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Blue Origin launches wheelchair-user and 5 others on sub-orbital trip to space

Paraplegic engineer becomes first wheelchair user to float in space

A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers Saturday, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth from on high.

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‘Space tourist’ makes history on Blue Origin flight: ‘Coolest experience’

She just became the first wheelchair user to travel to space