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Indian-American astronaut among 18 selected for NASA s manned mission to Moon
Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, 43 reported for duty in August 2017 and having completed the initial astronaut candidate training is now eligible for a mission assignment
PTI | December 11, 2020 | Updated 11:57 IST
Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, Indian-American astronaut selected for NASA s manned mission to moon (Image: Twitter)
An Indian-American is among the 18 astronauts selected by Nasa for its manned mission to the Moon and beyond. Nasa on Wednesday named the 18 astronauts half of them women who will train for its Artemis moon-landing programme. Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, 43, a graduate of the US Air Force Academy, MIT, and US Naval Test Pilot School, is the only Indian-American on the list.
10 Dec 2020
Vice President Mike Pence, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, introduced some of the 18 astronauts that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has chosen to be on the initial team for the early Artemis missions on and around the Moon.
Nine of the astronauts are women, and one of them will most likely be the first woman to step foot on the Moon.
The Moon missions are part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to restart the nation’s space program after Barack Obama virtually shut it down. Trump also created the United States Space Force, now one of eight U.S. uniformed services.