Next Blue Origin tourist launch will fly wheelchair user to space for 1st time

Next Blue Origin tourist launch will fly wheelchair user to space for 1st time

Blue Origin's next space tourist launch will make history, sending a wheelchair user to the final frontier for the first time.

Blue Origin to Fly First Wheelchair User to Space on NS-37 Mission

Blue Origin’s NS-37 mission is set to make history as Michi Benthaus, an ESA engineer and wheelchair user, becomes the first person with a mobility disability to travel to space. She will join Hans Koenigsmann and four other civilians on the suborbital flight. The mission underscores a growing push toward inclusive space tourism, as agencies and advocacy groups work to expand access to the final frontier for people of all abilities.