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Kalpana Chawla
Astronaut

Birthday March 17, 1962 (age 41)
Birthplace Karnal , India
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Biographical Information(1962-03-17)March 17, 1962[2]
Karnal [2], East Punjab [3], India (present-day Haryana [4] state)
Died1 February 2003(2003-02-01) (aged 40)
Aboard Space Shuttle Columbia [5] over Texas [6], U.S.
in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster [7]
Citizenship

India (1962–1991), United States (1991–2003)

Alma mater

Tagore Baal Niketan Senior Secondary School, Karnal Punjab Engineering College [8] (BE [9]), University of Texas at Arlington [10] (MS), University of Colorado at Boulder [11] (MS, PhD)

Honors

Congressional Space Medal of Honor [12], NASA Distinguished Service Medal [13], NASA Space Flight Medal [14]

Time in space
31 days, 14 hours, 54 minutes[1]
Selection1994 NASA Group [15]
MissionsSTS-87 [16], STS-107 [17]
Mission insignia
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FieldsAerospace engineering [20]
Thesis [21]Computation of dynamics and control of unsteady vortical flows (1988)
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Kalpana Chawla's About

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Kalpana Chawla was born on March 17, 1962 (age 41) in Karnal, India. She is a Celebrity Astronaut. NASA's first Indian astronaut and the first Indian-born woman in space. She died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. She was a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator.
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Family, Spouse, Dating, and Relationships of Kalpana Chawla

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She grew up in Karnal, Haryana. In 1983, she married Jean-Pierre Harrison. 

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Kalpana Chawla Before Fame

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Kalpana Chawla, born 3-17-1962, earlier in her life, she earned her undergraduate degree in India and her M.S. and Ph.D. in aerospace engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. 

Success of Kalpana Chawla

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As an accomplished Astronaut, days after her death, India's Prime Minister announced the renaming of a series of weather satellites to KAPLANA in her honor. 

Associated with

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Laurel Clark was also aboard the ill-fated Columbia shuttle when it disintegrated.  Jose M Hernandez, Scott Kelly, Julie Payette, and Daniel C. Burbank were also Her acquaintances.

Laurel Clark

Laurel Clark

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The Numerology of Kalpana Chawla

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Kalpana Chawla's Life Path Number is 2 as per numerology, it means she is motivated by community, harmony, and relationships. Life path 2s are peacekeepers who aim to achieve balance, specifically when it comes to their relationships. They're sensitive empaths, so they can pick up the emotions of others, and they're generally reserved and kindhearted.

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Kalpana Chawla Net Worth

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Kalpana Chawla Height Weight

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At the age of 41, Kalpana Chawla height is 1.63 m.

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Facts About Kalpana Chawla

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● Kalpana Chawla was born on March 17, 1962 (age 41) in Karnal, India
● She is a Celebrity Astronaut
● Her real name is Kalpana Chawla



References

  1. https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla

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