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German engineer becomes first wheelchair user to travel to space

Michaela Benthaus, a 33-year-old German aerospace and mechatronics engineer, made history as the first wheelchair user to travel past the Kármán Line, a common marker for outer space. Her voyage on a Blue Origin New Shepard capsule launched Saturday morning in West Texas.

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