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First Wheelchair-Using Engineer Visits Space with Blue Origin

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First Wheelchair-Using Engineer Visits Space with Blue Origin
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German engineer Michaela Benthaus, who has paraplegia, became the first wheelchair user to travel to space on a Blue Origin suborbital flight, experiencing weightlessness and advocating for greater accessibility for people with disabilities.

Topics:top-newsscience#blue-origin#disability-inclusion#michaela-benthaus#science#space-travel#suborbital-flight
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