Raja Chari made his first appearance in Des Moines Wednesday since becoming the 10th Iowan in space. The NASA astronaut spent 177 days in orbit — 175 days of those at the International Space ...

Raja Chari spent nearly six months in space — 175 days to be exact, from Nov. 10 to May 6 — but even at 250 miles above the Earth's surface, he kept an eye on his home state. Chari, 45, grew ...

Cedar Falls native and NASA astronaut Raja Chari was joined by Iowa Republican U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, at Grinnell College Monday for a round ...

The last Dragon spacecraft that SpaceX plans to build entered orbit for the first time with "grace." Reaching space on the ...

Raja Chari grew up in Iowa and visited Manitowoc as a kid while visiting his grandparents in Valders. He spoke at Lincoln High School Friday. News Sports Packers Business Go 920!

NASA Astronaut Raja Chari, of Cedar Falls, is expected to be given the Key to the City Award at a ceremony in Cedar Falls next week. Skip to content Show You Care ...

MILWAUKEE - Raja Chari is taking his career out of this world by training for the big leagues: the moon.. Chari, a NASA astronaut, was able to spot his home state of Wisconsin all the way from space.

CEDAR FALLS — James and Ari Nemec are huge space fans and hope to travel there someday. The brother and sister were among the people to attend events this past weekend featuring Raja Chari, the ...

In 1984, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian in space, spending close to eight days on Salyut 7 after ...

One of those astronauts is Raja Chari, who was born in Milwaukee and grew up in Iowa. Chari began his career as an Air Force pilot. He's still active duty, now serving with NASA.

Making his entry through the Harmony module of the International Space Station (ISS) at 5:55 pm IST on Thursday, Group ...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (KWWL) -- NASA astronaut and Cedar Falls native Raja Chari will receive the Key to the City Award in a ceremony later this month.