First Wheelchair User Launches to Space on Blue Origin Flight

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Michaela Benthaus, a German aerospace engineer and wheelchair user, became the first disabled person to fly in space during a Blue Origin suborbital flight, highlighting issues of accessibility and inclusion in space travel.
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