Indian-American astronaut Chari nominated for US Air Force Brigadier General

Category : International Published on: January 30 2023

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Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari was nominated by US President Joe Biden for the post of Air Force brigadier general.
The senate approves all senior civilian and military appointments, according to the US Defense Department.
Brigadier General (BG) is a one-star General Officer rank of the United States Air Force.
It is just above Colonel and below Major General.
Raja Xhari is a US Air Force Colonel, who is 45 years old and earned a master’s degree in aeronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency made Chari the Commander of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).