Delhi Student To NASA Astronaut Ready For Launch: Anil Menon's Journey
NASA astronaut Anil Menon, a former flight surgeon and SpaceX collaborator, is preparing for an eight-month mission to the International Space Station. The mission marks a significant career transition for the Indian-origin physician and engineer.
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Show Quick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed Astronaut Anil Menon will launch on July 14 for an eight-month ISS mission from Kazakhstan Menon trained as a doctor, engineer, and US Space Force colonel before joining NASA astronaut corps His mental toughness was built through Ironman races and aerospace challenges at SpaceX Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: In a quiet corner of New Delhi's Greater Kailash, right next to the older NDTV bureau, a young man once spent his days walking the bustling streets of India's capital. He was a student at Jawaharlal Nehru University, driven by a quiet but immense desire to understand the world. He eventually left the comfort of Harvard to join a grassroots Rotary Foundation campaign, travelling into remote Indian villages to vaccinate children against polio.
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