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In a first, a person who uses a wheelchair flies into space

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December 21, 2025

{ BLUE ORIGIN FLIGHT } THE FLIGHT CROSSED THE KARMAN LINE, THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED BOUNDARY OF SPACE

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HOUSTON: A person who uses a wheelchair blasted off into space for the first time on Saturday, taking a brief ride on a Blue Origin flight. The space company owned by American multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos launched its New Shepard suborbital mission at 8:15am (local time) from its site in Texas.

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