Published May 20, 2024 | 11:30 AM ⚊UpdatedMay 20, 2024 | 11:30 AM
Gopi Thotakura. (X)
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.