Raja Chari chosen as Commander of SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station
Washington:
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 (ISS) by NASA and the European Space Agency.
Raja Chari, 43, will serve as the commander while NASA s Tom Marshburn will be pilot and ESA s Matthias Maurer will serve as a mission specialist for the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the ISS, which is expected to launched next year.
A fourth crew member will be added at a later date, following a review by NASA and its international partners, NASA said in a statement on Monday.
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NASA and the European Space Agency have selected three astronauts to serve as crew members for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station, which is expected to launch in the fall of 2021.
The trio will consist of NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn, who will serve as commander and pilot, respectively, and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, who will serve as a mission specialist. A fourth crew member will be added at a later date, following a review by NASA and its international partners.
This will be the first spaceflight for Chari, who became a NASA astronaut in 2017. He was born in Milwaukee, but considers Cedar Falls, Iowa, his hometown. He is a colonel in the U.S. Air Force and joins the mission with extensive experience as a test pilot. He has accumulated more than 2,500 hours of flight time in his career. Chari was selected earlier this month as a member of the Artemis Team and is now eligible for assignment to a future lunar m
NASA s next SpaceX Crew mission will send four astronauts to the ISS
Two are with NASA , one is with the ESA and another will be announced soon
NASA’s Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn will be the commander and pilot
ESA’s Matthias Maurer will be employed as a mission specialists
The crew will join the Expedition team on the ISS and stay for six months
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The trio will consist of NASA astronauts Raja Chari
[2], who will serve as commander and pilot, respectively, and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer
[3], who will serve as a mission specialist. A fourth crew member will be added at a later date, following a review by NASA and its international partners.
The members of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station. Pictured from left are NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer. (NASA/ESA)
This will be the first spaceflight for Chari, who became a NASA astronaut in 2017. He was born in Milwaukee, but considers Cedar Falls, Iowa, his hometown. He is a colonel in the U.S. Air Force and joins the mission with extensive experience as a test pilot. He has accumulated more than 2,500 hours of flight time in his career.