Gopichand Thotakura, a Vijayawada-born pilot, is set to become the first Indian civilian astronaut and the second Indian in space after Rakesh Sharma. Thotakura will travel as part of the crew for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space company, Blue Origin, on the New Shephard-25 (NS-25) mission. Highlighting Blue Origin's tagline 'for the benefit of Earth', Thotakura expressed his lifelong keenness to become an astronaut and sees this mission as a realization of his dream. The flight date for the NS-25 mission is yet to be announced.
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Indian expatriate Gopi Thotakura could become the first Indian space tourist when Blue Origin's NS-25 mission takes off. https://t.co/mMlOWPAJWD
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Gopi Thotakura is set to become the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist as part of Blue Origin's New Shephard-25 (NS-25) mission https://t.co/M0L3udYdOZ
Pilot Gopichand Thotakura is set to become the first Indian to travel into space as a tourist. He will travel to space as part of the crew for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin's New Shephard-25 (NS-25) mission. The flight date will be announced soon. Wingā¦ https://t.co/u414EkB2Vk
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#WATCH | Gopichand Thotakura, who has been selected as a tourist to go to Space on board Blue Origin, says, "...Blue Origin's tagline is 'for the benefit of earth' and that is what is important to notice here...to protect mother earth, they're seeking for life and adventureā¦ https://t.co/1Azgi0lw0T
#WATCH | Gopichand Thotakura, who has been selected as a tourist to go to Space on board Blue Origin, says, " ...I was always very keen to become an astronaut...after my flying in India and abroad, I started looking for opportunities where the original dream can come alive. Thatā¦ https://t.co/mmuXjcTYhF
'Not A Big Deal...Yet'- First Indian In Space On Cosmonautics Day Rakesh Sharma spoke exclusively with RT about his experience in the Russian space program and how April 12 is still to 'take off' in India. Born in Punjab and raised in Hyderabad, he was selected on Sept 20,ā¦ https://t.co/22kbDy3s40
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