Q. Who becomes the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist on the NS-25 mission of Blue Origin?
Answer:
Gopi Thotakura
Notes: Gopi Thotakura is set to make history as the first Indian space tourist on Blue Origin's NS-25 mission, founded by Jeff Bezos. Space tourism offers recreational or business space travel. It's divided into sub-orbital and orbital trips. Sub-orbital flights briefly breach the Kármán line (~100 km) before returning to Earth, like NS-25. Orbital trips go farther, allowing for stays of days to weeks at around 1.3 million feet altitude, exemplified by SpaceX's 2021 mission.