Indian-American Raja Chari to be Commander of SpaceX-Crew-3 in NASA’s Moon mission

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Washington: The Space Agency of the United States has announced its special mission on the moon, Artemis. In this mission, the Indian Air Force (Colonel Raja Chari) of the US Air Force (Colonel Raja Chari) was sent by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) to the International Space Station (ISS). Commander of the 3 ′ (SpaceX Crew-3) campaign has been selected. Raja Chari’s family of Indian origin is from Hyderabad.

Who is Raja Chari
According to reports, Chari was born in Milwaukee but considers Cedar Falls of Iowa as his hometown. NASA said in a statement that he is a colonel in the US Air Force and has joined the expedition with extensive experience as a test pilot. He has flown more than 2,500 hours in his career. Chari was selected as a member of the Artemis team earlier this month and is now eligible to go on a future lunar expedition. Chari’s father Srinivas Chari came to America from Hyderabad at a young age to study engineering. Chari, Marshburn and Maurer will become expedition crew members for the next six-month halt when they arrive at the orbiting laboetry.

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This will be a role in Chari’s campaign
The expedition will have 43 years of Chari commander. Tom Marshburn of the US space agency NASA will be the pilot and ESA’s Matthias Maurer will serve as an expedition specialist for the ‘SpaceX Crew-3’ mission being sent to the ISS. A NASA statement said on Monday that the fourth member of the crew would be inducted later.

Excited about the journey- Chari
“I’m excited and proud to be training with astronauts Matthias and Marshburn to prepare for the space station’s journey,” Chari said in a tweet on Monday.

The first space trip to Chari
NASA has said that Chari became astronaut in 2017. This will be the first space trip for them. According to NASA, Crew-1 astronauts are currently in the ISS and Crew-2 astronauts are also expected to embark on an expedition soon. This will increase the number of astronauts in the ISS and will help in increasing the science experiment in the unique environment there.

NASA Space Mission
According to a report, this is the third crew operation of the cyclical base of SpaceX’s human space transport system. The program aims to reach astronauts in a safe, reliable, and affordable way to the ISS in partnership with the US aerospace industry. NASA has contracts with SpaceX for a total of six crew missions.

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