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

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  • A paraplegic German engineer blasted off on a dream-ride with five others, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space and view Earth from above.
  • Benthaus and five others reached near-space above the Kármán line, entering a brief microgravity window during the flight.
  • Blue Origin equipped the capsule with accessibility features and a patient transfer board to help Benthaus enter and exit.

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She just became the first wheelchair user to travel to space | CNN

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She just became the first wheelchair user to travel to space | CNN

Paraplegic engineer becomes first wheelchair user to float in space

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Paraplegic engineer becomes first wheelchair user to float in space

Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space - WTOP News

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Blue Origin: Engineer becomes first wheelchair user to go to space

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Blue Origin: Engineer becomes first wheelchair user to go to space

Blue Origin flies first wheelchair user to space

https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-flies-first-wheelchair-user-to-space/Spacenews.com
Blue Origin flies first wheelchair user to space

Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast off for space

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Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast off for space

Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast off for space

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Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast off for space

Engineer becomes first person with wheelchair to visit space – DW – 12/20/2025

https://www.dw.com/en/german-engineer-becomes-first-person-with-wheelchair-to-visit-space/a-75254342Dw.com
Engineer becomes first person with wheelchair to visit space – DW – 12/20/2025

First wheelchair-using astronaut touches down after ride to edge of space

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/20/first-wheelchair-using-astronaut-blur-origin-rocketTheguardian.com
First wheelchair-using astronaut touches down after ride to edge of space

Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space

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Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space

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