Meet Raja Chari, Indian-American astronaut part of NASA s manned mission to Moon and beyond
Chari has been awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Aerial Achievement Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Air Force Achievement Medal, an Iraq Campaign Medal, a Korean Defense Service Medal and the Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
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NASA has selected 18 astronauts to be part of the ambitious manned mission to Moon and beyond. One of the astronauts selected for the mission is Indian-American Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari. The 18 astronauts will train for the Artemis moon-landing programme that will witness the first woman and the next man stepping on the Moon in 2024. The programme aims to establish a sustainable human lunar presence by the end of the decade.
Meet astronaut Raja, only Indian-American to be part of NASA s manned Moon mission Artemis
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Indian American Astronaut Raja Chari Chosen by NASA for Artemis Moon Missions
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Indian-American Raja Jon Selected For NASA s Manned Moon Mission
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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 in the list. He was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He reported for duty in August 2017 and having completed the initial astronaut candidate training is now eligible for a mission assignment. 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.