Who is Anil Menon? All about the Indian-origin NASA astronaut aboard the ISS
Indian origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon has recently reached the International Space Station (ISS) on his first space mission, drawing attention from people in India and around the world. Travelling aboard Russia’s Soyuz MS 29 spacecraft, Menon will spend several months on the orbiting laboratory, where he and his fellow crew members will carry out scientific research, technology demonstrations and maintenance work. Anil Menon is expected to spend about eight months aboard the ISS. (Instagram/@astro_anil) Who is Anil Menon? Anil Menon is a NASA astronaut, emergency medicine physician and lieutenant colonel in the United States Space Force. Born and raised in the United States, he is of Indian and Ukrainian heritage. His father is from India, while his mother is from Ukraine. Menon studied neurobiology at Harvard University before earning a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. He later completed his medical degree and specialised in emergency medicine, building a career that combined healthcare with aerospace. NASA selected him as part of its 2021 astronaut class. Following more than two years of intensive …
