"'It was the coolest experience ever' Benthaus, who is 33, was exuberant about her experience in space in comments made after her return to Earth. "It was the coolest experience ever, honestly," the engineer, who works at the European Space Agency (ESA), said. "I think you should never give up on your dreams. There's also sometimes just a low probability that it comes true," she said."
"Benthaus sustained a spinal injury during a mountain bike accident at the age of 26 and now uses a wheelchair. She called for the world to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. "After my accident I really, really figured out how inaccessible our world still is," she said, saying that facilities for disabled people are required in order to form an "inclusive society.""
Michaela Benthaus, a 33-year-old German engineer with paraplegia, traveled to space on Blue Origin's suborbital New Shepard NS-37. The 11-minute flight launched from Jeff Bezos' West Texas property, reached approximately 100 kilometers altitude, and provided a brief period of weightlessness. The crew included former space engineer Hans Konigsmann and four US entrepreneurs. Benthaus sustained a spinal injury at 26 and uses a wheelchair. She described the experience as the coolest ever, encouraged people to pursue their dreams, and called for improved accessibility worldwide, saying facilities for disabled people are necessary to form an inclusive society. Blue Origin aims to compete with SpaceX.
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