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Kalpana Chawla (17 March 1962 – 1 February 2003) was an Indian-born American (Citizen of United States of America) astronaut and aerospace engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to fly to space.
Feb 10, 2022 · Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian-born woman to go to space in 1997. Six years later, on February 1, 2003, Chawla died when the space shuttle Columbia broke up on...
Feb 1, 2023 · Kalpana Chawla, PhD, was an engineer, pilot, and astronaut who spent more than 30 days in space over two Space Shuttle missions. Chawla was born in Karnal, India, and was fascinated by flight since her childhood.
Kalpana Chawla was American astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle ‘Columbia’ disaster. Born in Karnal, India, she was the first woman of Indian origin to go to space. A tomboy from the beginning, she developed a passion for airplanes in her early childhood.
May 14, 2023 · In 1997, Kalpana Chawla realized her lifelong dream of traveling to space. She was the first American of Indian descent to accomplish that feat. Once it all seemed unimaginable.
May 14, 2023 · Tonight, we explore the legacy of Kalpana Chawla, the first American of Indian descent to travel to space, who gave her life in the pursuit of research, science and exploration.
Oct 30, 2023 · It has been 20 years since this disaster, with no similar incidents in space missions since. Join us as we pay tribute to Kalpana Chawla and explore the details of this fateful mission.
In 1993 Kalpana Chawla joined Overset Methods Inc., Los Altos, California, as Vice President and Research Scientist to form a team with other researchers specializing in simulation of moving multiple body problems. She was responsible for development and implementation of efficient techniques to perform aerodynamic optimization.
But not before she made history and inspired millions as the first Indian-born woman to go to space. She perished along with six other astronauts in one of the worst space...
Kalpana Chawla, 41, was an aerospace engineer and an FAA Certified Flight Instructor. Chawla served as Flight Engineer and Mission Specialist 2 for STS-107.
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