Raja Chari, Indian-origin astronaut, among 12 new members selected by NASA – Know more about him
Raja Chari, a Lieutenant Colonel with the US Air Force, may become the third person of Indian origin from the US after the late Kalpana Chawla and current NASA astronaut Sunita Williams to fly to space, if all goes well. He will report for duty in August this year.
Jun 08, 2017, 16:39 PM IST
NASA picks 12 new astronauts, including an Indian-American, for Earth orbit and deep space missions
The 12 new astronaut candidates - seven men and five women - were chosen from more than 18,300 people who submitted applications from December 2015 to February 2016.
Jun 08, 2017, 09:32 AM IST
