who  is kalpana chawala?

she is an indian astronaut

• Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-American astronaut and first Indian woman in space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator.​​

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• SHE was born on march 17 , 1962 and died on february 1, 2003

kalpana chawala was an Indian astronaut who died in the space craft which exploded before it reached the ground.

She was and Indian astronaut.Her first flight was as a mission in a Space Shuttle Columbia.She died in an explosion of a space craft on 1Feb, 2003.

astroanaut in NASA IN America 

Born:March,1972,karnal

Died:February 1,2003,aboard space space shuttle Colombia over Texas,US

Nationality:United States of America

Spouse:Jean-Pierre Harrison (m.1983-2003)

Parents:banarasi lal chawla,sanjyothi chawla


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Kalpana Chawla in March 2002 NASA Astronaut Born March 17, 1962
Karnal, Punjab, India
(now in Haryana, India) Died February 1, 2003 (aged 40)
Aboard Space Shuttle Columbia over Texas, U.S. Previous occupation Research Scientist Alma mater Punjab Engineering College
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Colorado at Boulder Time in space 31 days, 14 hours, 54 minutes^[1] Selection 1994 NASA Group Missions STS-87, STS-107 Mission insignia   Awards

an astronaut

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