Andhra man becomes 1st Indian space tourist

Blue Origin's seventh human flight, NS-25, lifted off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Sunday, the company announced on social media.

BySouth First Desk

Published May 20, 2024 | 11:30 AMUpdatedMay 20, 2024 | 11:30 AM

Gopi Thotakura

Entrepreneur and pilot Gopi Thotakura became the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin’s NS-25 mission. He was selected as one of the six crew members for the NS-25 mission. Blue Origin’s seventh human flight, NS-25, lifted off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Sunday morning.

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