Houston, we have a podcast.

Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center,

episode 219, the Crew 3 astronauts.

I'm Gary Jordan and I'll be your host today.

On this podcast, we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers, and astronauts.

I'll let you know what's going on in the world of human spaceflight.

Four astronauts are ready to launch from American soil on board the SpaceX crew dragon

for the third crew rotation mission and the fourth crewed mission with SpaceX.

On board are NASA astronauts Rajachari, Tom Marshburn, and Kaye Barren, as well as Matias Maurer of ESA or the European Space Agency.

On this episode we're going to hear from each member of the crew and learn a little bit more

about them and what they think about their mission.

You'll get to hear about their careers, their family,

stories of their training, and you'll hear their thoughts about the importance of the mission

that they're on, as well as the thoughts on their crewmates. They were a great group to interview and they had a lot of energy and excitement.

And even though three of the four of them will be first-time flyers, you'll learn quickly that

they have a lot to bring to the table. So here we go. The crew three astronauts Rajachari, Tom Marshburn,

Kaye, Kayla Barron, and county.

Mark.

Now, here she goes. Once we have a lot. First up is NASA astronaut Raja Chari, commander of the Crew Dragon Endurance and the Crew 3 mission.

Chari is responsible for all phases of flight from launch to reentry.

Once on board station, he'll serve as an

expedition 66 flight engineer. He was born in Milwaukee but considers Cedar Falls

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