Raja Chari, an Indian-American astronaut, is preparing for his first spaceflight and will command NASA's Crew-3 Mission

• Raja Chari, an Indian-born astronaut, will be leading the SpaceX-NASA collaborative Crew-3 mission that is preparing to take four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) later this month.
• "NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 mission will carry NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket to the space station later this month."
• Crew-3 is SpaceX's fifth crewed mission to space, and the fourth to the International Space Station.
• He will also work as an Expedition 66 flight engineer.

Important Facts

About NASA

• NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• NASA is a part of the International Space Station (ISS).
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• Founder: Dwight D. Eisenhower
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