Raja Chari

Mission Commander

NASAAmericanACTIVE

FLIGHTS

w/ SPACEX

EVAs

176d 2h 39m

IN SPACE

BIOGRAPHY

Raja Chari is a NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force colonel and test pilot. He commanded SpaceX Crew-3 aboard Crew Dragon Endurance on his first spaceflight, spending nearly six months on the ISS for Expedition 66. He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and MIT.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth

June 24, 1977

Birthplace

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

Selection

NASA Group 22 (2017)

Military Service

Colonel, U.S. Air Force

EDUCATION

BS Astronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy

MS Aeronautics & Astronautics, MIT

Wikipedia Profile @Astro_Raja

MISSION HISTORY

Crew-3

November 11, 2021Flight #136

SpaceX will launch the third operational mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station, including 1 international partner This mission will fly on a new capsule and a once used booster. The booster will land downrange on a drone ship. The Crew-2 mission returns from the space station in November.

CREW:

FELLOW CREWMATES

Thomas Marshburn

NASA

Matthias Maurer

ESA

Kayla Barron

NASA

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