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Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari (born June 24, 1977) is an American test pilot and NASA astronaut.[1] 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 colonel in the United States Air Force.

Raja Chari
Chari in 2021
Born
Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari

(1977-06-24) June 24, 1977 (age 45)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
StatusActive
Alma materUnited States Air Force Academy (BS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS)
Space career
NASA Astronaut
Current occupation
Fighter pilot
RankColonel, USAF
Time in space
176 days, 2 hours and 39 minutes
SelectionNASA Group 22
Total EVAs
2
Total EVA time
13 hours , 48 minutes
MissionsSpaceX Crew-3 (Expedition 66/67)
Mission insignia

Early life and education


Chari was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Peggy Egbert and Sreenivas V. Chari from India.[2][3] He was raised in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and attended Columbus High School, graduating in 1995. He attended the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and graduated in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in astronautical engineering and engineering science, with a minor in mathematics. Following his graduation, Chari attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge as a Draper Fellow, earning a Master of Science in aeronautical and astronautical engineering in 2001.


Air Force career


Following completion of his graduate studies, Chari attended Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. He attended F-15E Strike Eagle training at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina and was subsequently stationed at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska and RAF Lakenheath, England, deploying in support of the Iraq War. In 2007, Chari attended the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, Maryland as an Air Force Exchange Officer, and was a developmental test pilot at Eglin AFB, Florida, where he served as the project pilot for the APG-63 and APG-82 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar programs. Chari also attended the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and served as a CENTCOM time sensitive targeting officer. At the time of his selection as an Astronaut in June 2017, Chari was serving as the commanding officer of the 461st Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB, California.[4][5]


NASA career


In June 2017, Chari was selected for NASA Astronaut Group 22, and reported for duty in August to begin two years of training as an astronaut.[6][7]

In December 2020, Chari was selected to be a part of the Artemis Team, a group of astronauts "to help pave the way for the next lunar missions including sending the first woman and next man to walk on the lunar surface in 2024."[8] The same month, he became the first astronaut from Group 22 to be selected for a space mission, SpaceX Crew-3, which he commanded.[9] Chari is the first NASA rookie to command a spaceflight since Joe Engle, who commanded the STS-2 mission in 1981.

On March 23, 2022, Chari and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer exited the Quest Joint Airlock on the ISS to perform an EVA. However, Maurer's helmet camera became loose, delaying the start of the activities by an hour. Chari ultimately secured it using wire, and the spacewalk was completed successfully.[10]


Personal life


Chari is married to Holly Schaffter Chari, also a Cedar Falls native, and the couple has three children.[6]


Awards and honors


During his Air Force career, Chari was awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Aerial Achievement Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Air Force Achievement Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Korean Defense Service Medal, and the Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal. Chari is an Eagle Scout, and was a distinguished graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy and Undergraduate Pilot Training.[6][11]


References


 This article incorporates public domain material from Mark Garcia. Astronaut Raja Chari. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved July 6, 2021. (Official NASA biography).

  1. "SpaceX Crew-3 mission to help test space tech: Raja Chari". The Times of India. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. "Sreenivas V. "Shari" Chari (1942-2010)". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. April 8, 2010.
  3. Daniel, Vaihayasi Pande (August 16, 2017). "The next Indian astronaut". Rediff.com.
  4. Timperlake, Edward; Laird, Robin (March 24, 2016). "Lieutenant Colonel Raja Chari Talks About the Way Ahead with the F-35: The Renorming of Airpower Seen from Edwards". F-35 Global News. Second Line of Defense. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  5. "Outgoing 461st FLTS commander selected for astronaut training". 412th Test Wing Public Affairs. June 7, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  6. Garcia, Mark (February 7, 2018). "Astronaut Candidate Raja Chari". NASA. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  7. Harwood, William (June 7, 2017). "NASA introduces 12 new astronauts". CBS News. CBS Broadcasting. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  8. "NASA The Artemis Team". NASA. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  9. Potter, Sean (December 14, 2020). "NASA, ESA Choose Astronauts for SpaceX Crew-3 Mission to Space Station". NASA. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  10. "Spacewalking astronauts restore radiator, replace space station camera after wardrobe malfunction". Space.com. March 23, 2022.
  11. Swartz, Clay (June 9, 2017). "Meet Eagle Scout Raja Chari, one of NASA's newest astronauts". Bryan on Scouting. Scouting Magazine. Retrieved September 14, 2018.

11. Srivastava, Namrata (May 30, 2021). "NASA’s space mission Commander has Telangana roots" . Telangana Today. Retrieved January 15, 2022.


На других языках


[de] Raja Chari

Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari (* 24. Juni 1977 in Milwaukee (Wisconsin)) ist ein US-amerikanischer Colonel der United States Air Force, Testpilot und NASA-Astronaut. Er ist Absolvent der United States Air Force Academy, des MIT und der United States Naval Test Pilot School und weist eine Flugerfahrung von über 2000 Flugstunden auf.
- [en] Raja Chari

[fr] Raja Chari

Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, né le 24 juin 1977 à Milwaukee dans le Wisconsin, est un pilote militaire et astronaute américain. Après une formation en aéronautique et astronautique, il s'engage dans la United States Air Force et devient pilote d'avions de combat. Pendant sa carrière à l'armée il est déployé en Corée du Sud, au Royaume-Uni, et participe à l'opération Liberté irakienne.

[it] Raja Chari

Raja Jon Vurputoor "Grinder" Chari (Milwaukee, 1977) è un astronauta statunitense. Ha partecipato alla missione spaziale SpaceX Crew-3 di sei mesi a bordo della Stazione Spaziale Internazionale per l'Expedition 66.[1]

[ru] Чари, Раджа

Раджа Джон Вурпутур Чари (родился 24 июня 1977 года) — американский летчик-испытатель и астронавт НАСА, полковник ВВС. 354-й астронавт США и 578-й космонавт мира. Совершил космический полёт с 11 ноября 2021 года по 6 мая 2022 года к Международной космической станции на корабле Dragon 2 в качестве командира третьей эксплуатационной миссии SpaceX Crew-3. Участник основных космических экспедиций МКС-66/МКС-67. Продолжительность полёта составила 176 суток 2 часа 39 минут. Совершил два выхода в открытый космос общей продолжительностью 13 часов 48 минуты.



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