Nasa selects Indian-American Raja Chari as commander of SpaceX Crew-3 mission
Nasa selects Indian-American Raja Chari as commander of SpaceX Crew-3 mission
Raja Chari, 43, is a colonel in the US Air Force. He will be the commander of SpaceX Crew-3 mission that is expected to be launched next year.
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Colonel Raja Chari. (Photo: Twiiter/Astro Raja)
Nasa and the European Space Agency (ESA) have selected Indian-American Raja Chari to be the Commander of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station.
Raja Chari, 43, is a colonel in the US Air Force. 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. This mission is expected to be launched next year.
Fauci to receive honorary Bowdoin degree
Civil rights activist and Campaign Zero cofounder DeRay Mckesson and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will receive honorary degrees as well. Freedom Rider William Harbour will be presented an honorary degree posthumously.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s infectious disease expert who became renowned this year for his work combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, will be among those receiving honorary degrees at Bowdoin College’s commencement exercises on May 29, 2021.
Civil rights activist and Campaign Zero co-founder DeRay Mckesson and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will receive honorary degrees as well. Freedom Rider William Harbour will be presented with an honorary degree posthumously.
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Indian-American Raja Chari Among 3 Astronauts Selected For SpaceX Mission
This will be the first spaceflight for Chari, who became a NASA astronaut in 2017.
PTI 16 December 2020 outlookindia.com 2020-12-16T14:05:23+05:30
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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.
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 launch next year.
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