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EPISODE · Dec 22, 2025 · 6 MIN

First German wheelchair user takes off into space - Erste deutsche Rollstuhlfahrerin hebt ins All ab

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A German space engineer had her childhood dream come true. A dream that had seemed almost impossible for a long time: Michaela Benthaus from Kiel was the first paraplegic person to fly into space thanks to the US space technology company Blue Origin and its "New Shepard NS-37" rocket. - Am Wochenende ist für eine deutsche Raumfahrt-Ingenieurin ein Kindheitstraum wahrgeworden, den sie lange Zeit für unmöglich gehalten hatte: Mit einer Rakete des US-Unternehmens Blue Origin durfte die gebürtige Kielerin Michaela Benthaus als erste querschnittsgelähmte Person in den Weltraum fliegen.

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