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WASHINGTON – Indo-American US Air Force Colonel Raja Chari has been selected as the Commander of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) by NASA and the European Space Agency.
Chari, 43, will serve as the commander while NASA’s Tom Marshburn will be pilot and ESA’s Matthias Maurer will serve as a mission specialist for the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the ISS, which is expected to launch next year.
A fourth crew member will be added at a later date, following a review by NASA and its international partners, NASA said in a statement on Monday.
“Excited and honored to be training with @astro matthias and @AstroMarshburn in prep for a trip to the @Space Station,” Chari said in a tweet on Monday.
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Chari, 43, will serve as the commander while NASA s Tom Marshburn will be pilot and ESA s Matthias Maurer will serve as a mission specialist for the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the ISS, which is expected to launched next year.
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(L-R) NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer.
WASHINGTON: Indian-American US Air Force Colonel
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Chari has been selected as the Commander of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) by NASA and the European Space Agency.
Chari, 43, will serve as the commander while NASA s Tom Marshburn will be pilot and ESA s Matthias Maurer will serve as a mission specialist for the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the ISS, which is expected to launched next year.
Indian-American Raja Chari among 3 astronauts selected by NASA for SpaceX Crew-3 mission
WASHINGTON, Dec 16: Indian-American US Air Force Colonel Raja Chari has been selected as the Commander of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) by NASA and the European Space Agency.
Chari, 43, will serve as the commander while NASA’s Tom Marshburn will be pilot and ESA’s Matthias Maurer will serve as a mission specialist for the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the ISS, which is expected to launched next year.
A fourth crew member will be added at a later date, following a review by NASA and its international partners, NASA said in a statement on Monday.