Raja Chari

Raja Chari
Official portrait, 2024
Born
Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari

(1977-06-24) June 24, 1977 (age 47)
EducationUnited States Air Force Academy (BS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankBrigadier General, USAF
Time in space
176d
SelectionNASA Group 22 (2017)
Total EVAs
2
Total EVA time
13h 48m
MissionsSpaceX Crew-3 (Expedition 66/67)
Mission insignia

Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari (born June 24, 1977)[1] is an American test pilot and NASA astronaut.[2] He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, and has over 2,000 flying hours. He is a brigadier general in the United States Air Force.

  1. ^ "Raja Chari NASA Astronaut". spacefacts.de. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "SpaceX Crew-3 mission to help test space tech: Raja Chari". The Times of India. October 28, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.