Raja Chari | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2017 | |
Born | Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari June 24, 1977 |
Education | United States Air Force Academy (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS) |
Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Brigadier General, USAF |
Time in space | 176d |
Selection | NASA Group 22 (2017) |
Total EVAs | 2 |
Total EVA time | 13h 48m |
Missions | SpaceX 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.