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Kalpana Chawla(March 17, 1962^] February 1, 2003) was born inKarnal, India. She was the firstIndian Americanastronautand first Indian woman in space.She first flew onSpace ShuttleColumbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. In 2003, Chawla was one of the seven crew members killed in theSpace Shuttle Columbia disaster.Chawla completed her earlier schooling atTagore Baal Niketan Sr. Sec. School, Karnal. She completedBachelor of Engineeringdegree inAeronautical EngineeringatPunjab Engineering CollegeatChandigarhin 1982. She moved to the United States in 1982 and obtained a M.S. degree in aerospace engineering from theUniversity of Texas at Arlingtonin 1984. Chawla went on to earn a second M.S. degree in 1986 and a PhD in aerospace engineering in 1988 from theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder. Later that year she began working at the NASAAmes Research Centeras vice president of Overset Methods, Inc. where she didCFDresearch on Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing concepts. Chawla held a Certificated Flight Instructor rating for airplanes, gliders and Commercial Pilot licenses for single and multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes and gliders.Chawla joined theNASAAstronaut Corps in March 1995 and was selected for her first flight in 1996. She spoke the following words while traveling in the weightlessness of space, "You are just your intelligence". She had traveled 10.67 million km, as many as 252 times around the Earth.

Her first space mission began on November 19, 1997 as part of the six-astronaut crew that flew theSpace Shuttle ColumbiaflightSTS-87. Chawla was the first Indian-born woman and the second Indian person to fly in space, following cosmonautRakesh Sharmawho flew in 1984 in a spacecraft. On her first mission, Chawla traveled over 10.4 million miles in 252 orbits of the earth, logging more than 372 hours in space. During STS-87, she was responsible for deploying theSpartan Satellitewhich malfunctioned, necessitating a spacewalk byWinston ScottandTakao Doito capture the satellite. A five-month NASA investigation fully exonerated Chawla by identifying errors in software interfaces and the defined procedures of flight crew and ground control.

After the completion ofSTS-87post-flight activities, Chawla was assigned to technical positions in the astronaut office to work on the space station, her performance in which was recognized with a special award from her peers.

In 2000 she was selected for her second flight as part of the crew ofSTS-107. This mission was repeatedly delayed due to scheduling conflicts and technical problems such as the July 2002 discovery of cracks in the shuttle engine flow liners. On January 16, 2003, Chawla finally returned to space aboardColumbiaon theill-fated STS-107 mission. Chawla's responsibilities included themicrogravityexperiments, for which the crew conducted nearly 80 experiments studying earth andspace science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety.

Chawla died in theSpace Shuttle Columbia disasterwhich occurred on February 1, 2003, when theSpace Shuttledisintegrated over Texas duringre-entryinto theEarth's atmosphere, with the loss of all seven crew members, shortly before it was scheduled to conclude its 28th mission,STS-107.

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Kalpana Chawla was born in the small town of Karnal in the state of Haryana. In 1997, Kalpana Chawla did India proud by becoming the first Indian woman to go into space. She was selected by the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) from thousands of candidates. She went as a mission specialist on a space shuttle named Columbia. Very soon she got another opportunity to go into space. This time also she was selected as a mission specialist in the seven-member crew. But unfortunately, the Columbia broke up on re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. All the seven members perished.

While paying homage to Kalpana Chawla, our President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said, 'The remarkable journey of courage and determination that made this Indian woman, hailing from a small town in Haryana, a citizen of the Milky Way will remain a source of pride for all Indians. It will also inspire young Indians, especially women, to dream big and to work hard to realise their dreams. To honour Kalpana Chawla India's latest weather satellite METSAT has been named as Kalpana-I.

Kalpana Chawla was born in the small town of Karnal in the state of Haryana. In 1997, Kalpana Chawla did India proud by becoming the first Indian woman to go into space. She was selected by the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) from thousands of candidates. She went as a mission specialist on a space shuttle named Columbia. Very soon she got another opportunity to go into space. This time also she was selected as a mission specialist in the seven-member crew. But unfortunately, the Columbia broke up on re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. All the seven members perished.Chawla died in theSpace Shuttle Columbia disasterwhich occurred on February 1, 2003, when theSpace Shuttledisintegrated over Texas duringre-entryinto theEarth's atmosphere, with the loss of all seven crew members, shortly before it was scheduled to conclude its 28th mission

Kalpana Chawla ( March , 17 , 1962 ) in Karnal , Haryana ,she attend engineering collage after she graduated from tagore school , after a BACHELOR OF SCIENCE degree in aeronautical engineering , against a great opposition from her father , she went to a master 's degree to the United States of America She later earned her Ph.D in aerospace engineering , she married to American flight instructor Jean-Pierre-Harrison .............

She licensed to fly single and multiengine land airplanes .......

In an unprecedented space tragedy , U.S. space shuttle , columbia broke apart in flames as it steaked over Texas toward its landing strip on Saturday , 1 ,february , 2003 killing all seven on board .

she was the first women to go to space . she was a naturalised US citizen because she got married with john peari-harrison , she had licence to drive glidders planes,...she wasborn on karnal , haryana, india.she was died because of Columbia spacecraft disaster.