Alumni & Friends

Central College Hosts Astronaut Raja Chari

Join us Thursday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m.

Join us in Douwstra Auditorium at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, for a special presentation by Raja Chari, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut and commander of the NASA SpaceX Crew-3 mission.

Central hosted Space Station Central in February 2022, where campus and community members were able to talk to Chari live while he was in space on the International Space Station. Now he is back home and Central has the honor of welcoming him and his spouse, Holly Schaffter Chari ’99, to speak in Douwstra Auditorium. The public is invited to hear Chari discuss his time aboard the International Space Station and life as an astronaut.

Be sure to register now for this special presentation! Can’t make it to the event? Tune in via Central Dutch Network to watch our livestream.

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