Sixty-two miles above the Earth, the thick layer of clouds that surrounded Michaela Benthaus gave way to darkness. She had just achieved her dream: She was the first wheelchair-user in space. Benthaus ...
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.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michi Benthaus poses before her historic flight into space. - Courtesy Blue Origin Michaela Benthaus, a 33-year-old German ...
Michaela Benthaus, a 33-year-old German aerospace and mechatronics engineer at the European Space Agency, just became the first wheelchair user ever to travel past the Kármán Line — a common ...
(AP) - 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 ...