On December 20th, a German engineer who uses a wheelchair flew to space with five other passengers. She left her wheelchair behind and floated in space while looking down at Earth.
 　Seven years ago, Michaela Benthaus was severely injured in a mountain bike accident and became paralyzed from the waist down. She became the first wheelchair user to travel in space when she launched from West Texas with Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origin.
 　The capsule reached more than 105 kilometers above Earth. Benthaus said she laughed all the way up and tried to turn upside down in space.
 　The 10-minute flight required only minor changes to accommodate Benthaus. Blue Origin added a patient transfer board so she could move between the capsule’s hatch and her seat. After landing, the company placed a carpet on the desert floor. This gave her immediate access to her wheelchair.

　12 月20 日，一名使用輪椅的德國工程師和另外五名乘客飛到太空。她捨棄了輪椅，漂浮在太空中，俯瞰地球。
　7 年前，米凱拉．班特豪斯在一場登山車事故中受重傷，導致腰部以下癱瘓。她搭乘貝佐斯旗下藍色起源公司的火箭，從德州西部發射升空，成為首位太空旅行的輪椅使用者。
　太空艙飛到了距離地球表面大約105 公里的高空。班特豪斯說，她一路笑著升空，並在太空中試圖倒立翻轉。
　這趟10分鐘的飛行只需微幅調整就能為班特豪斯提供便利。藍色起源公司特意加裝了一塊病人轉移板，讓班特豪斯能在艙門和座位之間移動。著陸後，沙漠地面上則鋪設了地毯，使她能夠立即坐回輪椅。