Kalpana Chawla
Indian-American astronaut and aerospace engineer
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Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-born American astronaut and aerospace engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to fly to space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator aboard... Wikipedia
Born: March 17, 1962, Karnal, India
Died: February 1, 2003 (age 40 years), Texas
Space missions: STS-107 and STS-87
Spouse: Jean-Pierre Harrison (m. 1983–2003)
First space flight: STS-87
Education: University of Colorado Boulder (1988), The University of Texas at Arlington (1982–1984), Punjab Engineering College (PEC), and more