Raja Chari
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Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari is an American test pilot and NASA astronaut. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and U.S. Naval Test Pilot School,
Official portrait, 2024
SpaceX Crew-3
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SpaceX Crew-3 was the Crew Dragon's third NASA Commercial Crew operational flight, and its fifth overall crewed orbital flight. The mission successfully launched on November 11, 2021, at 02:03:31 UTC
Raja Chari
…and next man to walk on the lunar surface in 2024." The same month, he became the first astronaut from Group 22 to be selected for a space mission, SpaceX Crew-3, which he commanded. Chari is the first NASA rookie to command a spaceflight since Joe Engle, who commanded the STS-2 mission in 1981. On March 23…
Endurance docked at the ISS
From left: Chari, Marshburn, Maurer and BarronCommercial Crew Program← SpaceX Crew-2SpaceX Crew-4 → Crew Dragon flights← Inspiration4Axiom Mission 1 →
Crew-3 astronauts during dress rehearsals
Launch of Crew-3