Indian-American Raja Chari among 3 astronauts selected by NASA for SpaceX Crew-3 mission
4 years ago

Indian-American Raja Chari among 3 astronauts selected by NASA for SpaceX Crew-3 mission

India TV News  

Indian-American US Air Force Colonel Raja Chari has been selected as the Commander of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station by NASA and the European Space Agency. "Proud to be working and training with Matthias Maurer and Thomas Henry Marshburn in preparation for a mission to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon," he posted on his Facebook page. Prior to serving in the astronaut corps, the medical doctor served as a flight surgeon at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and later became medical operations lead for the International Space Station. This will be the third crew rotation mission of SpaceX’s human space transportation system and its fourth flight with astronauts, including the Demo-2 test flight, to the space station through NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

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Sunita Williams Is Not Coming Back In February As NASA Delays Crew-10 Launch Date
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4 days, 18 hours ago

Sunita Williams Is Not Coming Back In February As NASA Delays Crew-10 Launch Date

ABP News  

Science News: NASA has announced that SpaceX’s Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station is now targeting no earlier than late March 2025 for its launch. The two seasoned astronauts, along with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, are to be brought back by the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft that is taking the Crew-10 members to ISS. Crew-10 …

Indian-American among two astronauts who carried out spacewalk
2 years, 9 months ago

Indian-American among two astronauts who carried out spacewalk

Hindustan Times  

Two astronauts at the International Space Station on Wednesday exited the space station for a six and a half hour spacewalk or an Extravehicular Activity. According to a statement by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Tuesday, flight engineers Raja Chari of NASA and Matthias Maurer of the European Space Agency were given the go-ahead to exit the ISS. …

Indian-American astronaut part of NASA-SpaceX Crew-3 mission
3 years, 2 months ago

Indian-American astronaut part of NASA-SpaceX Crew-3 mission

India TV News  

An Indian-American astronaut is part of NASA-SpaceX's third mission to the International Space Station. "NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 mission will carry NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron as well as ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket to the space station," the US space agency said in a statement. The Crew-3 …

Astronaut Raja Chari led Crew-3 mission to launch on Oct 31, Nasa schedules Crew-4 for 2022
3 years, 3 months ago

Astronaut Raja Chari led Crew-3 mission to launch on Oct 31, Nasa schedules Crew-4 for 2022

India Today  

Nasa has announced the new dates to launch the next rotation missions to the International Space Station. The Crew-3 mission will launch NASA astronauts Raja Chari, mission commander, Tom Marshburn, pilot, and Kayla Barron, mission specialist, along with European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer, also a mission specialist in microgravity. Nasa said that the Crew-3 astronauts plan to arrive at …

Two first time astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari join SpaceX's Crew-3 mission to visit the ISS
3 years, 7 months ago

Two first time astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari join SpaceX's Crew-3 mission to visit the ISS

Firstpost  

NASA has assigned astronaut Kayla Barron to serve as a mission specialist for the SpaceX Crew-3 mission. She will join NASA astronauts mission commander Raja Chari and pilot Tom Marshburn along with European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer, also a mission specialist, in this SpaceX mission. Both Chari and Maurer are also first-time astronauts and this will be their first …

SpaceX picked for moonwalkers, on verge of 3rd crew launch
3 years, 8 months ago

SpaceX picked for moonwalkers, on verge of 3rd crew launch

Hindustan Times  

NASA chose SpaceX on Friday to build the lunar lander that will eventually put the first woman and person of colour on the moon. In this image released by NASA, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A during a brief static fire test ahead of …

Nasa selects Indian-American Raja Chari as commander of SpaceX Crew-3 mission
4 years ago

Nasa selects Indian-American Raja Chari as commander of SpaceX Crew-3 mission

India Today  

Nasa and the European Space Agency have selected Indian-American Raja Chari to be the Commander of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station. He will be the commander of SpaceX Crew-3 mission while Nasa's Tom Marshburn will be pilot and ESA's Matthias Maurer will serve as a mission specialist. "Excited and honoured to be training with @astro_matthias and …

Who is Raja Chari, the Indian-American Picked for NASA's Team for Next Moon Mission?
4 years ago

Who is Raja Chari, the Indian-American Picked for NASA's Team for Next Moon Mission?

News 18  

NASA is sending 18 astronauts to the moon’s surface for the first time since 1970s. This was announced at a meeting of the White House’s National Space Council at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida by American Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday. The Artemis Team members include Joseph Acaba, Kayla Barron, Matthew Dominick, Victor Glover, Warren Hoburg, Jonny Kim, …

Indian-American Raja Chari Selected For NASA's Manned Mission To Moon, Know More About The Astronaut
4 years ago

Indian-American Raja Chari Selected For NASA's Manned Mission To Moon, Know More About The Astronaut

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Who is Raja Chari? ????‍✈️ Pilot with 2,000 hours of flight time ???????? @USAirForce officer ????‍???? NASA Astronaut Meet @Astro_Raja, an initial member of our @NASAArtemis team who will help pave the way for the next human missions on and around the Moon. pic.twitter.com/bc6ctjUL5H — NASA Aeronautics (@NASAaero) December 10, 2020 Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, an Indian-American US Air Force …

Indian-American Raja Chari among 18 astronauts selected for NASA’s manned Moon mission
4 years ago

Indian-American Raja Chari among 18 astronauts selected for NASA’s manned Moon mission

The Hindu  

An Indian-American is among the 18 astronauts selected by NASA for its manned mission to the Moon and beyond. “My fellow Americans, I give you the heroes of the future who will carry us back to the Moon and beyond: the Artemis Generation,” Vice President Mike Pence said at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Wednesday. The agency’s modern …

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on first operational mission to space
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on first operational mission to space

India Today  

After a brief delay, SpaceX has launched the first operational commercial crew mission with four astronauts on board to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, according to reports early Monday. United States: NASA and SpaceX launch first operational commercial crew mission with four astronauts on board to International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center …

SpaceX-NASA mission: Four astronauts arrive at International Space Station
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX-NASA mission: Four astronauts arrive at International Space Station

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft that launched from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center with four astronauts on board Sunday night safely docked with the International Space Station around 11 p.m. The astronauts — Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker with NASA, and Soichi Noguchi, an astronaut with Japan’s space agency — emerged beaming from the …

NASA and SpaceX delay Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station until November
4 years, 2 months ago

NASA and SpaceX delay Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station until November

Daily Mail  

NASA announced SpaceX’s mission to take four astronauts to the International Space Station has been delayed until November. NASA is pushing the launch back to give SpaceX time to complete hardware testing and data reviews to evaluate ‘off-nominal behavior of Falcon 9 first stage engine.’ Scroll down for video NASA announced SpaceX’s mission to take four astronauts to the International …

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