"It was amazing... you have to see it with your own eyes," the Vijayawada-born pilot said after coming out of the space capsule.
The 11-minute flight, which started at 8.06 pm. IST carried a crew of six into space above the Karma Line from the company's Launch Site One in West Texas
100 km from the earth's surface. Above.
He said, "I can't explain what it's like to see space... Everyone should go to space. It was nice to see the Earth from the other side."
"I think everyone at the plant should see this scene," he said.
Thotakura is the second Indian to travel to space after Rakesh Sharma's historic flight on Russia's Soyuz T-11 spacecraft in 1984.
He was part of the Jeff Bezos-owned company's seventh manned flight mission, which included 90-year-old Ed Dwight, Mason Angel, Sylvain Chiron, Kenneth L. Hess and Carroll were also scholars.
The 11-minute flight, which started at 8.06 pm. IST carried a crew of six into space above the Karma Line from the company's Launch Site One in West Texas
100 km from the earth's surface. Above.
He said, "I can't explain what it's like to see space... Everyone should go to space. It was nice to see the Earth from the other side."
"I think everyone at the plant should see this scene," he said.
Thotakura is the second Indian to travel to space after Rakesh Sharma's historic flight on Russia's Soyuz T-11 spacecraft in 1984.
He was part of the Jeff Bezos-owned company's seventh manned flight mission, which included 90-year-old Ed Dwight, Mason Angel, Sylvain Chiron, Kenneth L. Hess and Carroll were also scholars.
