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2 hours ago
- NDTV
Who Is Arvinder Singh Bahal? Agra-Born Investor To Fly On Blue Origin Mission Today
Arvinder "Arvi" Singh Bahal, a real estate investor from Agra, is set to fly to space with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin. The mission, named NS-34 is scheduled to be launched from West Texas on Sunday. The 79-year-old will be one of the few Indian-origin civilians to travel beyond the Karman line, the internationally recognised boundary of space. The flight is part of Blue Origin's New Shepard space tourism programme. So far, the programme has flown 70 people to space. NS-34 will carry a diverse, international crew. Other NS-34 crew members include tech entrepreneur Justin Sun, Turkish businessman Gokhan Erdem, Puerto Rican meteorologist Deborah Martorell, British teacher Lionel Pitchford, and venture capitalist JD Russell. Who Is Arvinder Singh Bahal? Arvinder Singh Bahal was born on October 13, 1945, in Agra. He grew up near the Taj Mahal and now lives in Beverly, Massachusetts, US. He has been a naturalised US citizen since 1979, after obtaining a Green Card in 1977. He is the president of Bahal Properties, a real estate company he led since 1975, as per his Linkedin profile. He built successful ventures in fashion, sportswear, hospitality, and real estate over the past 45+ years. He got married in 1979 and has two children and four grandchildren. He initially joined India's National Defense Academy in 1962 but left due to a polo accident that caused partial hearing loss. He later worked on a Scottish-owned tea plantation in Darjeeling for nearly four years. By 1970, he ventured into the garment manufacturing business near Delhi. He has visited all 196 countries across all seven continents. He has been to both the North and South Poles. He has skydived over Mount Everest and the Pyramids of Giza. He holds a private pilot's licence and is trained to fly helicopters. He is fluent in six languages. His travels include remote regions such as Greenland, Patagonia, North Korea, and major deserts like the Sahara. His photography work has earned global media coverage. He describes himself as a lifelong adventurer. He recently wrote his first book, Tireless Traveler, with more publications planned.
Time of India
3 hours ago
- Time of India
Who is Arvinder Singh Bahal? Indian‑origin businessman heading to space with Blue Origin; licensed pilot and globe‑trotter
Arvinder Singh Bahal Indian-origin Arvinder Singh Bahal , a naturalized US citizen, is set to soar to the edge of space on the upcoming space tourism flight of Blue Origin , the private aerospace company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos. Bahal will be part of a diverse six-member crew. The line-up includes Gökhan Erdem, a Turkish businessman, space enthusiast and photographer; Deborah Martorell, a Puerto Rican meteorologist and journalist; and Lionel Pitchford from England, who has worked as a teacher, translator, and tour guide in Spain for over four decades. Also joining the mission are JD Russell, an American serial entrepreneur and founder of the tech-focused venture capital firm Alpha Funds, and Justin Sun, a Chinese crypto billionaire and founder of TRON, a blockchain-based decentralized platform. About Arvinder Singh Bahal Bahal, who is nicknamed "Arvi," is 79-years-old, and was born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. He is a real estate investor by profession. "A lifelong traveller and adventurer, 'Arvi' has visited every country in the world, the North and South Poles, and skydived Mount Everest and the Pyramids of Giza,' the Blue Origin statement read. 'He holds a private pilot's license and also flies helicopters,' it added. The mission Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket carrying the crew will lift off from the company's Launch Site One (Corn Ranch) near Van Horn, Texas, on Sunday. The launch window opens at 7:30 am CDT / 12:30 pm UTC (6 pm in India). The rocket has taken 70 people above the Kármán line (the internationally recognised boundary of space) before the current mission. The flight, Blue Origin's 14th crewed one to to suborbital space, will last 11 minutes. It will be New Shepard's 34th mission and its fifth this year.
Hindustan Times
15 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Agra-born Arvi Bahal to join Blue Origin's space tourism flight on August 3
Arvinder "Arvi" Singh Bahal, a real estate investor born in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, is among the six crew members who will fly to space's edge on board Blue Origin's space tourism flight NS-34 on August 3. Arvinder "Arvi" Singh Bahal, a real estate investor born in Uttar Pradesh's Agra.(Facebook/Blue Origin) According to Blue Origin, billionaire Jeff Bezos' space venture, its next New Shepard crewed flight, NS-34, will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Sunday, August 3. The launch window for the flight opens at 7:30am local time. This mission is the 14th human flight for the New Shepard program and the 34th in Blue Origin's history. So far, Blue Origin has flown 70 people above the Kármán line, the internationally recognised boundary of space. Bahal will be joined by Turkish businessman Gkhan Erdem, Puerto Rican meteorologist and journalist Deborah Martorell, English philanthropist Lionel Pitchford, entrepreneur JD Russell and Ambassador and former Permanent Representative of Grenada HE Justin Sun. Who is Arvi Singh Bahal? A real estate investor, Arvi Singh Bahal, is a naturalised US citizen. According to Blue Origin, Bahal is a lifelong traveller and has visited every country in the world. He has also been to the North and South Poles, skydived at Mount Everest, and visited the Pyramids of Giza. Bahal holds a private pilot's license and flies helicopters. According to his LinkedIn profile, Bahal is the president of Bahal Properties, a real estate company which he has led since 1975.
