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Detailed explanation-1: -“Crew 3” includes two members of NASA’s latest graduating class of astronauts – Raja Chari, 44, a U.S. Air Force combat jet and test pilot serving as mission commander, and mission specialist Kayla Barron, 34, a U.S. Navy submarine officer and nuclear engineer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indian-Origin Astronaut: Raja Chari Returns Safely To Earth Aboard SpaceX Spacecraft After 6 Months At International Space Craft.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chari was commander of the NASA SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station Nov. 10, 2021-May 6, 2022. He and his crew spent 177 days in orbit.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chari docked the ISS along with three other members – Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, Matthias Maurer – under the NASA SpaceX Crew-3 mission which was launched on November 10, 2021. All the four astronaut’s will make their return on the Dragon spacecraft named Endurance. Who is Raja Chari?

Detailed explanation-5: -Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari, who works for NASA, recently returned from a six-month mission at the International Space Station (ISS).