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.

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.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. German aerospace engineer Michaela Benthaus became the first wheelchair user to reach space Saturday, launching ...

A paraplegic engineer from Germany became the first wheelchair user to enter space, on Saturday. Michaela Benthaus was a passenger on a Blue Origin flight, soaring 105 kilometres up and floating in ...

0:45 German engineer makes history as 1st wheelchair user to go to space A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers Saturday, leaving ...

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture added a page to the space history books today by sending the first wheelchair user into space. “It was the coolest experience,” said Michaela “Michi” Benthaus, a ...

Paraplegic Engineer Becomes the First Wheelchair User to Blast Into Space A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers Saturday, leaving ...

Michaela Benthaus, a paraplegic engineer for the European Space Agency, became the first wheelchair user in space Saturday. She was one of six crew members on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, which ...

A new London staging of the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical makes the most of its comedic elements and delivers a visual treat. By Houman Barekat Reviewing from London There are no happy ...