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Who is Michaela Benthaus? German woman engineer scripts history; becomes 1st wheelchair user to space

Michaela Benthaus, a German woman engineer, scripted history to become the first wheelchair user to blast into space. Michaela took a brief ride on a Blue Origin flight on Saturday. Jeff Bezos' space ...
Houston Chronicle

Michaela Benthaus will be the first wheelchair user to fly to space on Blue Origin's next mission

Update: The New Shepard rocket launched on Saturday. Blue Origin said it scrubbed Thursday's launch after it "observed an issue with our built-in checks prior to the flight." Michaela “Michi” Benthaus ...
The Financial Express

Who is Michaela Benthaus? First wheelchair user to travel to space

Jeff Bezos‘ space venture Blue Origin has achieved a landmark moment in commercial spaceflight by flying the first wheelchair user to space, marking a breakthrough in accessibility beyond Earth’s ...
Columbus Dispatch

Columbus husband charged in September beating death of wife

Columbus police have arrested a man accused of the beating death of his wife in a September domestic violence incident. Austen Medek, 39, has been charged with murder in the death of his wife, 41-year ...
BBC

Engineer becomes first wheelchair user to go to space

An engineer from Germany has become the world's first wheelchair user to go into space. Michaela Benthaus, who suffered a spinal cord injury in a mountain bike accident seven years ago, had reached ...
The Independent

Woman becomes first wheelchair user to ever visit space on historic Blue Origin flight

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Michaela Benthaus blasted off on a dream-come ...
CNN

He spent 20 years at SpaceX. Now, he’s making history with its biggest competitor

A Blue Origin rocket will soon launch carrying an unconventional passenger in a history-making moment made possible by a high-profile former employee of the company’s biggest rival. Michaela Benthaus, ...
GeekWire

Blue Origin breaks the accessibility barrier by sending the first wheelchair user to space

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 ...
ABC News

For the 1st time ever, a person who uses a wheelchair will fly to space

Michaela 'Michi' Benthaus is an aerospace and mechatronics engineer at the ESA. Blue Origin will make history when it sends the first person who uses a wheelchair past the Kármán line, an ...
Hindustan Times

Michelea Ponce Target row: Employer Enloe Health provides key update after fight over ‘Freedom’ t-shirt goes viral

Michelea Ponce's employer Enloe Health has released a statement after a fight with a Target employee for wearing a ‘Freedom’ t-shirt went viral online. A TikTok video was shared widely and the popular ...
The Independent

‘Space tourist’ makes history on Blue Origin flight: ‘Coolest experience’

Michaela Benthaus poses after the Blue Origin's capsule landed on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025 in West Texas (Blue Origin via AP) ...