Hailing from Andhra Pradesh, he was one of six crew members selected for sub-orbital space flight of Blue Origin New Shepard -25 (NS-25) Mission.
- NS-25 is a rocket system that has been designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Karman line.
- Karman line lies nearly 100 kilometres above sea level and is considered as boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space.
Space Tourism
- It refers to commercial activity of sending private individuals to space for recreational, adventure, or leisure purposes.
- Types of space tourism
- Sub-orbital spacecraft: It takes passengers just beyond Kármán line.
- NS-25 mission is a sub-orbital mission.
- Orbital spacecraft: It takes passengers much further than Kármán line.
- Sub-orbital spacecraft: It takes passengers just beyond Kármán line.
Benefits of Space Tourism
- Production of advanced spacecraft will help to generate employment, stimulate innovation, and drive investment.
- For instance, NASA is helping small businesses for developing technologies to advance space exploration, climate research, and more.
- Raise public awareness of space science.
Steps taken by India in line with Space tourism
- Gaganyaan aims to send astronauts to an orbit of 400km for 3 days mission.
- Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) facilitates participation of private players.
Challenges of Space Tourism
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