On April 4, the aerospace firm revealed the names of the New Shepard-25 mission crew members.
Entrepreneur and pilot Gopichand Thotakura has been chosen as one of many six crew members for Blue Origin’s New Shepard -25 (NS-25) mission, which is being led by Jeff Bezos. He is now the second Indian to journey into space, following Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma of the Indian Army in 1984, and the self-proclaimed “first Indian space tourist.”
On April 4, the aerospace firm revealed the names of the New Shepard-25 mission crew members. Thotakura is about to become one of many 31 distinguished people who have crossed the Karman line—the road separating Earth’s environment from space—by the New Shepard programme.
With this mission, the New Shepard programme could have accomplished its seventh and twenty fifth human flight missions total. The NS-25 flight date will likely be revealed quickly, in accordance to Blue Origin.
Pilot and aviator Gopichand Thotakura discovered to fly earlier than he bought his driver’s licence, in accordance to Blue Origin. According to his Facebook profile, he at the moment resides in Atlanta, Georgia, within the United States, however he is reportedly from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Thotakura graduated with a Bachelor of Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a level in Aviation Management and Operations from Coventry University, United Arab Emirates.
