Kalpana Chawla

Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-American astronaut and aerospace engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to fly to space. Chawla expressed an interest in aerospace engineering from... Wikipedia

• Born:  March 17, 1962, Karnal, Haryana, India
• Age at death:  40 years
• Died:  February 1, 2003, Over Palestine, Texas, U.S.
• Resting place:  Zion National Park, Utah, U.S.
• Time in space:  31d 14h 54m
• Selection:  NASA Group 15 (1994)
• Missions:  STS-87, STS-107
• Awards:  Congressional Space Medal of Honor, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal
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