30-year-old Gopichand Thotakura, India's first civilian space tourist, returned from a Blue Origin space mission.

30-year-old Gopichand Thotakura, India's first civilian space tourist, returned from a successful mission with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space company, Blue Origin. As the second Indian to visit space, Thotakura expressed his excitement for more ordinary citizens to explore space in the future. Blue Origin is partnering with NASA to open a private international space station for space tourism, aiming to make space travel more accessible and affordable. India's space sector is rapidly expanding, with plans to launch its first crewed flight to space in 2025 and establish a space station by 2035.

August 26, 2024
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