Thotakura is the first Indian to head to Space as a tourist. He has been selected as part of the crew for Blue Origin’s New Shephard-25 (NS-25) mission along with five others from around the world.

Indian-origin entrepreneur and pilot Gopichand Thotakura made history by becoming the first Indian tourist to venture into space as part of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin's NS-25 mission.