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.