Raja Chari
@Astro_Raja
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NASA Astronaut Class XXII
Houston, TX
Joined February 2018
When people ask @NASA_Astronauts why we love our jobs, going to space & @Space_Station is 1 reason…but another reason is the variety of things we see in our daily training to further the multiple human spaceflight efforts we are testing as @NASAArtemis pushes beyond low earth
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Honored to throw out the 1st pitch @fenwaypark on behalf of @iss and honoring Indian Appreciation night. As a #RedSox fan & knowing many @nasaastronauts have done research or collaborations in #Boston it’s a fitting place for the #ISSRDC
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Great being in the @NESN booth and getting to honor Indian Americans @fenwaypark.
"We're looking at things that will help us get to Mars and the moon and sustain ourselves, but they have direct benefits here on Earth." . @NASA Astronaut and U.S. Air Force Brigadier General @Astro_Raja on the knowledge he's brought back from space. @TomCaron | #RedSox
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Getting ready to kick off the @Space_Station research development conference #issrdc in #Boston at the @nasa booth. Connecting new science efforts for @NASA_Astronauts to work on in the future
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What an epic day for space & @NASA …first docking of #starliner to @Space_Station & spectacular test flight for @NASAArtemis campaign with @SpaceX #starship getting 1 step closer to getting a lunar lander ready to put @NASA_Astronauts back on the moon
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Great launch and can’t wait to see #starliner dock to @Spac_Station tomorrow.
#Starliner is on its way to the @Space_Station! After lifting off from Cape Canaveral at 10:52am ET (1452 UTC), @NASA_Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are scheduled to dock with the station at 12:15pm ET (1615 UTC) on Thursday, June 6:
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RT @NASA: #Starliner is on its way to the @Space_Station! After lifting off from Cape Canaveral at 10:52am ET (1452 UTC), @NASA_Astronauts….
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Just about two hours to launch of the first crewed #Starliner to the @Space_Station Looking forward to @NASA continuing to grow operations and presence of @NASA_Astronauts working in low earth orbit. .
LIVE: We're launching a new ride to the @Space_Station! @NASA_Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are scheduled to lift off on @BoeingSpace's #Starliner Crew Flight Test, riding aboard a @ULALaunch Atlas V rocket, at 10:52am ET (1452 UTC).
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RT @NASA: LIVE: We're launching a new ride to the @Space_Station! @NASA_Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are scheduled to lift of….
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Butch and Suni are at the launch pad and everything on track for an 1125CT launch this morning of #Starliner taking @NASA_Astronauts to the @Space_Station.
LIVE: A new spacecraft is launching with crew for the first time!.@NASA_Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are scheduled to lift off on @BoeingSpace's #Starliner Crew Flight Test, riding aboard a @ULALaunch Atlas V rocket, at 12:25pm ET (1625 UTC).
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TC about to launch to @Space_Station at 821CT. You can watch now at
Watch astronaut Tracy C. Dyson fly to the @Space_Station aboard a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Dyson and her two crew mates are set to lift off at 9:21am ET (1321 UTC).
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RT @NASA_Johnson: We are going … . To apply to #BeAnAstronaut! 🚀 Applications to join the Astronaut Corps are officially open. Now’s you….
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One of the most common questions @NASA_Astronauts get is how can you apply @NASA to become an astronaut. It only happens every few years but from now until April 2d is your chance to do exactly that.
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Happy graduation day to the newest @NASA_Astronauts class @NASA_Johnson and looking forward to applications opening @NASA for new astronauts for the @NASAArtemis generation. I found some students who are interested near @NASA_Marshall at the Alabama #Spaceday
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RT @w_robinsonsmith: The joy of a Turtle reunion in space! @dominickmatthew with a big embrace for @AstroJaws and @lunarloral as the #turtl….
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RT @NASA: We're seeking the next class of @NASA_Astronauts. Candidates could fly on Artemis missions to the Moon and, eventually, Mars. Wil….
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Take 2…will be live on @NASA TV for #crew8 launch to the @Space_Station at 2253EST. Although @NASA_Astronauts will be outside @NASAKennedy we’ll be broadcasting from inside tonight due to possibility of lightning. Weather’s looking 75% go and we’ll continue to update as the
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It’s launch night in America…getting ready for @nasa @spacex #crew8 launching @nasaastronauts to the @iss .Weather isn’t looking great but will make a go/no-go call at L-1hr (2216 EST for a 2316 launch).You can watch live on
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RT @lunarloral: Scenes from the @Space_Station Cupola as 🐢 🐢 operate the robotic arm to capture the Cygnus NG-20 cargo vehicle! https://t.….
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