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Even with the vast resources and incredibly far-reaching scope of the Aero-News Network, every now and then a story that should be reported on slips through our fingers. There's a lot of news out there, and sometimes we just don't get to all of it... so we came up with the idea of News Spies.

“This feels like an important step since space travel for people with disabilities is still in its very early days... I’m so thankful and hope it inspires a change in mindset across the space industry, creating more opportunities for people like me. I might be the first—but have no intention of being the last.”

Source: A post from Michaela “Michi” Benthaus’s social media, as Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket has successfully logged its 37th mission and 16th human spaceflight. Among the six-person crew was Michaela “Michi” Benthaus, who officially became the first wheelchair user to reach space and fulfilled yet another exciting first for commercial space travel.