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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 33-year-old aerospace engineer has made space travel history, becoming the first person who uses a wheelchair to pass the ...

In a space-age milestone, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched a wheelchair-using engineer and handicap advocate to the edge of space Saturday, a 10-minute trip that allowed her to enjoy a few minutes of ...

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.

Blue Origin made history Saturday, sending for the first time a person who uses a wheelchair past the Kármán line, an internationally recognized boundary of space that's 62 miles above Earth. Michaela ...

The NS-37 flight will also carry former SpaceX rocket scientist Hans Koenigsmann. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space ...

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin completed a suborbital joyride Saturday with a six-person crew, including the first wheelchair user to reach space and one of SpaceX’s first engineers. The flight took off at ...

Blue Origin's next New Shepard mission is scheduled to launch Thursday, Dec. 18, from West Texas. The suborbital flight lasts about 11 minutes, offering passengers a few minutes of weightlessness and ...

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin (BORGN) is set to create history on Saturday, sending a crew of six, including the first wheelchair user, to space as part of a landmark mission, which will also include one of ...