Gopi Thotakura, India’s First Space Tourist Aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin’s NS-25 Mission
Gopi Thotakura, hailing from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, has etched his name in history as the inaugural Indian space tourist and the second Indian to explore space, joining an esteemed team for Blue Origin’s New Shepard-25 (NS-25) mission. Departing from Blue Origin’s launch site in West Texas, USA, the NS-25 mission lifted off around 8:05 […]
Gopichand Thotakura to Become 2nd Indian to Travel to Space
Gopichand Thotakura is on the verge of creating history as the second Indian national to journey into space. He is set to embark on this space voyage as a crew member for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space enterprise, Blue Origin, on the New Shephard-25 (NS-25) mission. In 1984, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, a former pilot […]