Paraplegic engineer becomes first wheelchair user to float in space
NBC News·2025-12-21 00:51
In West Texas today, Blue Origin launching its ninth flight of the year. >> But for the first time, carrying a crew member to space unlike any before her. >> We are in space.>> Oh my god. >> Oh my god. 33-year-old Misha Bent House, an engineer from Germany, becoming the first wheelchair user in space, floating inside the capsule and looking down on Earth, >> emerging triumphantly after a 10-minute flight.How are you feeling right now. >> I feel pretty excited. Still feels like I dreamed it.Ventouse, who bec ...