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Days after announcing his name for the ambitious Artemis missions to the Moon, NASA on Tuesday selected Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari to lead the next SpaceX Crew Mission to the International Space Station. Chari, who will be the commander of the mission will be joined by Tom Marshburn as pilot and European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer as the mission specialist. The SpaceX Crew-3 mission will be launched to the ISS likely in September 2021 for a six-month stay in outer space. Nasa in a statement said that a fourth crew member will be added at a later date. "Excited and hono...

NASA picks Raja Chari for Space Station mission, to be the third Indian American in space First Published Dec 14, 2020, 9:56 PM IST US Space agency NASA and the European Space Agency have selected three astronauts -- Indian American Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, Tom Marshburn and  Matthias Maurer -- to serve as crew members for NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station around September 2021. Raja Chari will serve as commander of the mission while Tom Marshburn will be the pilot and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer will serve as mission specialist. NASA said a fourth crew membe...

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 BusinessToday.In | December 11, 2020 | Updated 15:13 IST 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-...

Advertisement By Cathy Hansen, special to Aerotech News At its Dec. 4, 2020, meeting, the Mojave Air and Space Port had a swearing-in ceremony for three new board directors. The top three vote getters, and new board members are: Robert ‘Bob’ Morgan; Charles ‘Chuck’ Coleman and Dian Barney. All three are General Aviation pilots. Coleman is an engineer, airshow, pilot, test pilot, flight instructor with more than 10,000 hours. He has an Aerospace/Mechanical Degree from the University of Michigan, and is also an FAA licensed Airframe and PowerPlant (A&P) Mechanic with inspection Authori...

Universities Space Research Association Announces 2020 Distinguish Undergraduate Award News provided by Share this article Share this article COLUMBIA, Md., Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Universities Space Research Association proudly announced today the winners of the prestigious 2020 USRA Distinguished Undergraduate Awards. In keeping with its goal to recognize and develop promising future scientists in space-related disciplines, USRA bestows these awards to honor outstanding undergraduate students in a variety of majors through a competitive process. These awards are granted to students ...