Gopichand Thotakura, India's first civilian space tourist, received a warm welcome on his arrival in New Delhi on Monday, August 26, 2024.
The 30-year-old entrepreneur and pilot was selected to participate along with six astronauts aboard Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin's New Shepard-25 spaceflight.
The mission, which lasted 10 minutes, took place at an altitude of 105 kilometres and was the seventh human flight of the New Shepard programme.
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