Gopi Thotakura, an entrepreneur and pilot, became the first Indian space tourist. He flew aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin's NS-25 mission. Thotakura was one of six crew members selected for this mission, marking him as the first Indian space tourist and the second Indian to venture into space after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma in 1984. The NS-25 mission took off from Launch Site One in West Texas, Blue Origin announced.
