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Indian-American US Air Force colonel Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari has been named among the team of 18 astronauts who will train for NASA s Artemis moon-landing program.
Netizens cheer as Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari picked by NASA for Moon mission
Chari is among 18 astronauts, who will form the Artemis Team and help pave the way for the next lunar missions, including sending the first woman and next man to walk on the lunar surface in 2024. Updated: December 13, 2020 10:29:23 am
Raja Chari was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class in 2017.
Netizens took to social media to congratulate Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, an Indian-American US Air Force colonel, after he was selected by NASA for its ambitious manned mission to the Moon on December 9.
Chari is among 18 astronauts, who will form the Artemis Team and help pave the way for the next lunar missions, including sending the first woman and next man to walk on the lunar surface in 2024.