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@Astro_Raja

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NASA Astronaut Class XXII

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Joined February 2018
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@Astro_Raja
Raja Chari
2 months
TC about to launch to @Space_Station at 821CT. You can watch now at
@NASA
NASA
2 months
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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@NASA_Johnson
NASA's Johnson Space Center
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We are going … To apply to #BeAnAstronaut ! 🚀 Applications to join the Astronaut Corps are officially open. Now’s your chance!
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Raja Chari
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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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@Astro_Raja
Raja Chari
2 months
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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@w_robinsonsmith
Will Robinson-Smith🚀
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The joy of a Turtle reunion in space! @dominickmatthew with a big embrace for @AstroJaws and @lunarloral as the #turtletakover continues. @Astro_Raja coined the phrase when he and Kayla Barron began a chain of the 2017 🐢 class on the ISS that remains unbroken since Nov. 2021.
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@NASA
NASA
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We're seeking the next class of @NASA_Astronauts . Candidates could fly on Artemis missions to the Moon and, eventually, Mars. Will you be one of them? Applications to #BeAnAstronaut are open through April 2, 2024. Start yours at .
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@Astro_Raja
Raja Chari
2 months
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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@Astro_Raja
Raja Chari
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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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@lunarloral
Loral O'Hara
3 months
Scenes from the @Space_Station Cupola as 🐢 🐢 operate the robotic arm to capture the Cygnus NG-20 cargo vehicle!
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@Astro_Raja
Raja Chari
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It’s been awhile since an update…working with both @blueorigin and @spacex on @NASAArtemis lunar lander has kept @NASA_Johnson busy. Part of @NASA_Astronauts job is flying to @Space_Station but another big part is the developmental engineering and testing that goes into an…
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@NASA_Johnson
NASA's Johnson Space Center
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OSIRIS-REx landing was solid as a rock! The first asteroid sample collected in space by @NASA landed in the Utah desert on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 10:52 AM ET. Arriving in Houston tomorrow, this mission could help scientists investigate the beginning stages of our solar system.
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@Astro_Raja
Raja Chari
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These are less rare samples than what @nasa #Osiris will be bringing home today but still pretty exciting. From our base camp at the Kamestastin impact area in Canada you could hike to an entire hill made of meteor impact melt in the midst of bedrock uplifted by the same impact.…
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@Astro_Raja
Raja Chari
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It’s been awhile and have some post catching up to do. Launched @NASA_Astronauts & fellow Turtles @AstroJaws & @lunarloral to @Space_Station & spent a few weeks in remote regions of Canada w/ @Astro_Jenni & @NASA geologists & trainers to work out how we’ll eventually train the…
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@NASA_Johnson
NASA's Johnson Space Center
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The @Space_Station will soon be home to first-time flier, @lunarloral ! Loral O’Hara of @NASA_Astronauts and two cosmonauts are set to launch Friday, Sept. 15 at 11:44 am ET aboard a Soyuz rocket. She will be a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 70 station crew.
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@RCGS_SGRC
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
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Dr. Osinski is training the astros in geological sampling in preparation for future expeditions to the moon. Pictured here w/ the #RCGSExpedition flag, from left to right, are @Astro_Raja , @Astro_Christina , Oz, and @RCGS_SGRC Gold Medal recipients @Astro_Jeremy and @Astro_Jenni .
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@SpaceForceCSO
General Chance Saltzman
9 months
While the missions of the @SpaceForceDoD & @NASA are inherently different, our partnership is essential as we continue to grow & learn from each other. Thanks for hosting @RepBrianBabin & I, @NASA_Johnson ! #PartnerToWin
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@Astro_Raja
Raja Chari
9 months
Great weather made for an amazing view @NASAKennedy Go #Crew7
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NASA
9 months
After second stage separation, @SpaceX ’s Dragon spacecraft with the four members of #Crew7 aboard is in orbit and set to arrive at the @Space_Station on Sun., Aug. 27. Commander @AstroJaws thanked all those who prepared the crew and spacecraft for flight:
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@Astro_Raja
Raja Chari
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Congratulations @isro on a successful landing and welcome to the moon.  Looking forward to your future collaboration w/ @nasaartemis as we work to put humans on the lunar South Pole.
@isro
ISRO
9 months
Chandrayaan-3 Mission: 'India🇮🇳, I reached my destination and you too!' : Chandrayaan-3 Chandrayaan-3 has successfully soft-landed on the moon 🌖!. Congratulations, India🇮🇳! #Chandrayaan_3 #Ch3
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@SenBillNelson
Bill Nelson
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Congratulations @isro on your successful  Chandrayaan-3 lunar South Pole landing! And congratulations to #India on being the 4th country to successfully soft-land a spacecraft on the Moon. We’re glad to be your partner on this mission!
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