Santosh George Kulangara (a malayali) to become India’s first space tourist
March 15th, 2007
Santosh George, the Managing Director of Labour India Publications, and producer of ‘Sancharam’, a weekly travel programme being aired on a Malayalam television channel will become India’s first space tourist.
He has got a confirmed seat on Virgin Galetic’s Spaceship. The registration had cost him around USD 20,000 (Rs 9 lakhs). The total cost of the journey is expected to be around 1 crore rupees!
The space journey date is not set. It will be scheduled sometime in 2008.
Santhosh George is from Kottayam district. He is a travel freak and has visited over 50 countries.
Who knows! He might even setup a shop over there! 
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March 18th, 2007 at 5:09 am
congratulation santhosh.
March 20th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
Santosh George Kulangara made history. All malayalees can be proud of his achievement. I wonder, may be there is a flow of job seeking malayalees to the space in near future.
regards
usman irumpuzhi
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:20 pm
Mr.Santhosh is a great man, we never miss the programme “Sancharam” on Asianet. His Camera and narration gives us golden opportunity to see the great places through TV as, if it gives us a feeling too that, we are actually visiting those places. God bless him for all his future endeavours and we are all eagerly waiting to visit the Space…..and experience it…..
March 26th, 2007 at 8:59 pm
Dear Santhosh George,
truly it is stuunning, and a fellow Malaylee at that.. Virgin Galectic is breaking frontiers.. and you are breaking those of Keralites, of Indians, Asians.. It is the same frontiers that Columbus broke half millennium ago, the Moon poles have enough solar radiation that terra planning is possible, and a human settlement is bound to be there, like the Jamestown colony in 1607, when you will be the pioneer, truly a Malayalee columbus; when John Kennedy said in 1959 that a man shall be put on the Moon within decade, it was difficult for that generation to believe, equally ubelievable is that a Keralite is breaking the barriers.. hurrah .. hurrah.. and good luck,
Dr Devasia from Germany (Asiananda)
May 4th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
Good to know that Mr. Santhos bringing Indias name again on space related activities. If he can share his experience to schools and community gatherings other than TV medias will be a great inspiration to coming generation as well as proud Indians. He has to take advise all tourists how can be valuable if they prepare in advance prior to travel to any countries by sharing his guidance and advices.
August 14th, 2007 at 4:12 am
WHo cares! Whats soo great about going to space? In couple more years, normal inter continental air travel will be above atmosphere due to fuel gains. At that time, anyone taking flight ticket between New York and New Delhi will go through the same experience. Good for him to see it early.. but, not a big deal at all. For me, anything someone gets just by paying cash is not an achievement.. there are much wealthy malayalee people than him.. who chose not to fly. Its like someone paying huge amount for exotic car and someone with same or more cash not buying that same car!!
October 10th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
Congrats Sir!!! i was really happy when i heared this.Any way may god the almighty help you to reach there
January 6th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
“Being a space enthusiasist all the the time,it gives me great pleasure while hearing that a malayali is going to space.Obviously i can say this is a new bookmark in the history… Santhosh made our kerala to be heard all over the world in this era and upcoming future.. I wish all success for his travel and wish he should get more opportunities to explore space and reveal the hidden secrets to all of us…”
February 17th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Dear Santhosh,
Kindly reply for my mail requesting the address/telephone # of Thomas master in Addis Ababba.
April 3rd, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Congrats Mr. Santhosh.His decision to go to the space is something wonderful.Any Indian can be proud of him.Let’s wait and see his experience in the space…Good luck!!Nazeer Ahammed
May 25th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
plz santhosh can u contact me on mail..
May 25th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
plz santho.sh can u contact me thrugh mail
July 24th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
what is your money source?..did u hit a US MEGA lotto..
u have a lots of black money dude…buy food to poor people..
September 22nd, 2008 at 5:44 am
Dude…space isnt a thing for travel but for research…so I think people like you must be discouraged…
Man has spoiled the Earth…now screw the upper layers of the atmosphere, then the Moon…and put the whole mankind in jeopardy…like in the Time Machine…
Mr. George could you not find any better way of spending your money than to go for a 6-7min ride on a plane…I dont think you deserve the space ride…nobody does…
If you still going ahead…then donate atleast 10% of your reckless spending to the poor…
September 22nd, 2008 at 5:56 am
All those people here commenting and congratulating George for creating ‘history’ seem jus stupid…people…do you even know what you are speaking…
Hes not a Kalpana Chawla(who left India to serve the West)to go into space. Someone even is sayin that hes Columbus…OMG…
I too am a space enthusiast…but at the same time there are things which I think are more important than going into the space at this point of time…
Mt. Nazeer, I too am an Indian and am not at all proud seeing this…come on Indian Herd…chuck it…
September 22nd, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Anyway…have fun George…all the best and have a safe and happy journey…
Peace. No issues.
November 26th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
dear sir,
we all of malayalees proud of you
November 26th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
dear santosh sir,
iniyum oru padu yatrakal nadatuvanum oru padu natukalil india ude sameepyam nalkuvanum kazhiyatte ennu ashamsikkunu
wish a happy juerny god bless you