German engineer Michaela Benthaus is the first person with a significant physical handicap to reach space.
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A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers Saturday, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth from on high. Severely injured in a mountain bike accident seven years ago, Michaela Benthaus became the first wheelchair user in space, launching from West Texas with Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origin. An ecstatic Benthaus said she laughed all the way up — the capsule soared more than 65 miles (105 kilometers)
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