Indo-American Astro to lead mission to Space Station before heading to Moon

Astronaut Raja Chari, who is part of the bold Artemis missions, will be on his maiden space flight before the Moon missions begin

Days after announcing his name for the ambitious Artemis missions to the Moon, NASA on Tuesday selected Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari to lead the next SpaceX Crew Mission to the International Space Station. Chari, who will be the commander of the mission will be joined by Tom Marshburn as pilot and European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer as the mission specialist.

The SpaceX Crew-3 mission will be launched to the ISS likely in September 2021 for a six-month stay in outer space. Nasa in a statement said that a fourth crew member will be added at a later date. "Excited and