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A hero in the desert: Remembering Chuck Yeager s Victor Valley days
Victorville Daily Press
For one man, the recent death of retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager evoked memories of a time when the legendary pilot worked, lived and played in the Victor Valley.
The decorated hero whose accomplishments include shooting down 13 German planes during World War II, breaking the sound barrier in 1947 and instructing aerospace pilots commanded at George Air Force Base in Victorville.
“Back in the day, people who knew of Col. Yeager treated him like royalty,” said Tom Umphries.
The 74-year-old Umphries was a friend and neighbor when the Yeager family lived near Del Rey Elementary School in Victorville in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Raja Chari, Indian-American Astronaut. Wikimedia commons
NASA has selected an initial team of 18 astronauts, including Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari, to 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.
Vice President of the US Mike Pence introduced the members of the Artemis Team on Wednesday during the eighth National Space Council meeting at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
“I give you the heroes who will carry us to the Moon and beyond the Artemis Generation,” said Vice President Mike Pence.
Indian-American astronaut selected for NASA’s moon mission
He is among the 18 astronauts selected for NASA’s Artemis Program
By Sreshta Ladegaam| Updated: 12th December 2020 5:05 pm IST Raja Chari shared the news on Twitter and said that he is extremely proud to be a part of this mission. (Photo: Twitter)
Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, an Indian-American is among the 18 astronauts selected for NASA’s Artemis Program and is the only Indian-American on the list.
Raja Chari is a US Air force colonel and is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US Naval Test Pilot School, and US Air force academy. He was selected as part of NASA’s 2017 Astronaut Candidate List.
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