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From Rakesh Sharma to Raja Chari: Astronauts who carried Indian name to space

The Free Press Journal | 13/12/2020 03:41 PM | Click to read full article

When NASA on Wednesday announced names of 18 astronauts selected for its manned mission to the Moon and beyond, Indians had one more reason to cheer. That is because an Indian-American who had made it to the list of 18 astronauts selected by NASA.

With his name in the list, Ravi Chari has become the third Indian-American to go to space. Besides them, Rakesh Sharma remains the only Indian citizens to have been in the space.

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