Daughter of ex-deputy will become the first Kazakhstani tourist in space

Blue Origin has announced the lineup of the next crew that will participate in a new space mission. This is stated on the official website of the company.

Six people will go on the flight, among them - Danna Karagusova, daughter of former Kazakhstan minister Gulzhana Karagusova, reports nur.kz. She will become the first citizen of Kazakhstan to make a tourist flight to space.

According to company information, Danna has over 25 years of experience in media, distribution, and event organization. She is the co-founder of the multimodal ecosystem Portals. Additionally, Karagusova has conquered Kilimanjaro and Elbrus, and now has decided to fulfill her dream - to see space.

Entrepreneur and blogger Beibit Alibekov supported Danna and wished her luck.

"The mother of my children will fly to space on October 8. Danna will become the first tourist from Kazakhstan to go on a flight on a Blue Origin spacecraft. Let's wish her success," - he wrote in his Telegram channel.

The crew also includes franchise company executive Jeff Elgin, electrical engineer Dr. Clint Kelly III, entrepreneur and explorer Aaron Newman, Ukrainian businessman and investor Vitaliy Ostrovsky. The sixth participant wished to remain anonymous until the end of the mission, however, it is known that this will be his second flight to space.

It is noted that this mission will be the 15th crewed launch under the New Shepard program. To date, Blue Origin has lifted 75 people beyond the Karman line - the internationally recognized boundary of space - including five repeat customers. The launch date will be announced later.

According to RBC, the cost of a tourist ticket to space is 250 thousand dollars.