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Blue Origin to send 1st wheelchair user to space

Blue Origin launches 1st wheelchair user to space and back (video)

Blue Origin launched wheelchair user Michi Benthaus and her NS-37 five crewmates aboard a New Shepard rocket from West Texas on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025.

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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

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Moment first wheelchair user in space lands back on Earth

Michaela Benthaus, an engineer, became the first wheelchair user to travel to space on Saturday, 20 December 2025.

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German engineer becomes first wheelchair user launched into space

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VIDEO: German aerospace engineer Michaela Benthaus becomes the first wheelchair user to go to space

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Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space

Michaela Benthaus, 33, was able to float in space for more than 3 minutes, leaving her wheelchair behind, which she has used since being severely injured in a mountain bike accident seven years ago.

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She just became the first wheelchair user to travel to space

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Blue Origin completes first space flight with wheelchair user

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NASA's new boss says the race is on between SpaceX and Blue Origin to build a moon lander

Jared Isaacman has poured fuel on the new space race between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, saying NASA will pick whichever lunar lander is ready first.

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From Bezos to beyond: Blue Origin quiz

Whether you're a casual fan or a spaceflight enthusiast, see how well you know one of the companies pushing the boundaries of commercial space travel.

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Former Blue Origin employee "would not trust" company's vehicles to go to space

A former employee at Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is speaking out about safety issues and workplace culture at the space company. In an exclusive "CBS Mornings" interview with "60 Minutes+" correspondent Laurie Segall ...

Blue Origin to send 1st wheelchair user to space

NASA's new boss says the race is on between SpaceX and Blue Origin to build a moon lander

From Bezos to beyond: Blue Origin quiz

Former Blue Origin employee "would not trust" company's vehicles to go to space

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