🚀 Blue Origin Sends First Wheelchair User to Space

Blue Origin sent aerospace engineer Michaela "Michi" Benthaus to space on Thursday, making her the first wheelchair user to cross the Kármán line.

Benthaus and five passengers completed a ~11-minute suborbital flight that reached roughly 62 miles, offering several minutes of weightlessness and panoramic views of Earth.

Benthaus, a European Space Agency engineer, has used a wheelchair since a 2018 mountain-biking accident. She said she'd feared her dream of space was over, but worked with a supportive team to make the flight possible. A plush hippo that comforted her during recovery accompanied her on the mission.

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