Kalpana Chawla
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 21 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 17,1962 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Karnal |
| India | |
| Date of died | February 1,2003 |
| Died | Texas |
| United States | |
| Space missions | STS-87, STS-107 |
| STS-107, STS-87 | |
| STS-107 | |
| STS-87 | |
| Parents | Banarasi Lal Chawla |
| Sanjyothi Chawla | |
| Awards | Congressional Space Medal of Honor |
| NASA Space Flight Medal | |
| NASA Distinguished Service Medal | |
| Spouse | Jean-Pierre Harrison |
| Education | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Siblings | Sanjay Chawla |
| Sunita Chawla | |
| Deepa Chawla | |
| First space flight | STS-87 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 468710 |
Kalpana Chawla Life story
Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-born American astronaut and aerospace engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to fly to space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. Chawla's second flight was on STS-107, the final flight of Columbia, in 2003.
Kalpana Chawla Photos
