Kalpana Chawla (March 17‚ 1962[1] – February 1‚ 2003) was born in Karnal‚ India. She was the first Indian American astronaut[2] and first Indian woman in space.[3] She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. In 2003‚ Chawla was one of seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Chawla completed her earlier schooling at Tagore Baal Niketan School‚Karnal. She was underage and to enable her to enroll in school‚ her
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| Kalpana Chawla ’Kalpana Chawla’ ( July 1 ‚ 1961 - February 1 ‚ 2003 ) was an Indian-American astronaut and space shuttle mission specialist of STS-107 ( Columbia ) who was killed when the craft disintegrated after reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere . Early Life Chawla was born in Karnal ‚ Haryana ‚ India . Her interest in flight was inspired by J. R. D. Tata ‚ India’s first pilot. Education Chawla studied aeronautical engineering at the Punjab Engineering College in 1982 where she earned
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Kalpana Chawla (July 1‚ 1961 – February 1‚ 2003) was an Indian-American astronaut with NASA. She was one of seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Contents[hide] * 1 Early life * 2 Education * 3 NASA career * 4 Death * 5 Awards * 6 Memorials * 7 See also * 8 References * 9 Further reading * 10 External links | [edit] Early life Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal (Haryana) in 1961 to Banarasi Lal Chawla and Sanjyothi. Her interest in flying
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Kalpana Chawla Status Deceased Born July 1‚ 1961 Karnal‚ Haryana‚ India Died February 1‚ 2003 (aged 42) Over Texas Previous occupation Research Scientist Time in space 31d 14h 54m Selection 1994 NASA Group Mission insignia Sts-87-patch.png STS-107 Flight Insignia.svg Kalpana Chawla ‚ was an Indian-American scientist and a NASA astronaut. She was one of seven crewmembers killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Early life Kalpana Chawla was born in a Punjabi Hindu
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dreams. When they dream they dream not only for the good future of themselves but also for the good future for nation and entire humanity. Their dreams take them to stars and galaxies to the far corners of the unknown and some of them like our own Kalpana Chawla pursue their dream‚ till they realize it and die for it in process. We have saniya nehwal who is one of the top competitors in tennis. Then is our very own boxing champion- vijendra singh who won the prestigious medal in Olympics.we have
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males who exploits women to dominate in this unisex oriented system.thus people are still living in the medieval age‚so far as the issue of women is concern. in this grim scenario‚we have any examples that encourage us to fight for the cause.late Kalpana Chawla did india proud by joining NASA as an astronaut.Arundhati Roy‚Shoba De and Anita Pratap are celebrated writers.We can recall the names of Sushma Swaraj‚Maya wati‚Sonia Gandhi an other political figure in india.women are pilots‚engineers‚doctors
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political power in their hands. Indian youth has the power to make our country from developing nation to a developed nation. Is it a dream? No‚ their dreams take them to stars and galaxies to the far corners of the unknown and some of them like our own Kalpana Chawla pursue their dream‚ till they realize it and die for it in process. The youth hopes for a world free of poverty‚ unemployment‚ inequality and exploitation of man by man. A world free of discrimination on the grounds of race‚ colour ‚ language
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giant leap for mankind”‚ said Neil Armstrong‚ stepping on to the moon’s surface on 21st‚ July 1969. Kalpana Chawla steeped into space‚ not once but twice. It proved to be a great leap for womankind especially for Indian woman. It was the bridge between the impossible and the possible. Kalpana said‚ “You can’t cross a great chasm in two short steps; it needs one big leap.”0 Birth: Kalpana Chawla was born on the 1stof July 1961 in Karnal‚ Haryana‚ into a middle class family‚ the youngest
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decades has witnessed the challenging talents of women. Now‚ they are decorating the powerful positions of countries as well as giant companies. For example‚ madam Indira Gandhi was the prime minister of India for half a decade. As well as‚ Mrs. Kalpana chawla and sunitha Williams proved to the world that space exploration also is safe in the hands of women. Moreover‚ of late‚ scientists have realized the multitasking capacity of women; the hands which swing the cradle are also able to rule a country
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In the past‚ women have been oppressed to a point where they were treated as a completely different species. They were in a country that seemed to be a dark tunnel with no hope‚ dreams‚ or sense of fulfillment. Now women have been given their natural birthrights‚ and they are now able to do everything males can do. Women in India are beginning to follow the direction that the women of the Western world took more than eighty years ago; demanding treatment as human equals. However‚ it has become
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