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First Wheelchair Passenger in Space
December 23 , 2025
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- Michaela Benthaus, a German engineer, became the first wheelchair user to travel to space.
- She crossed the Kármán Line, located 100 kilometres above sea level, which marks the edge of outer space.
- The mission was called NS-37 and launched from Van Horn, Texas, United States.
- Michaela Benthaus is an aerospace and mechatronics engineer at the European Space Agency (ESA).
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