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Kalpana Chawla
"KC "

Kalpana Chawla

Born: 1 July 1961, Karnal, India

Nationality: American

Died: 1 February 2003 (Breakup of Columbia on STS-107)

Group: NASA Group 15 (8 December 1994)

Status: Deceased

 

FAI Flights:
1
STS-87
19 November 1997
15 days, 16 hours, 34 minutes, 4 seconds
2
STS-107
16 January 2003
15 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes, 22 seconds

Education
  BS (Aeronautical Engineering), Punjab Engineering College, India, 1982
  MS (Aerospace Engineering), University of Texas, 1984
  Ph.D (Aerospace Engineering), University of Colorado, 1988

Chawla was a mission specialist on STS-107. She was the first woman from India to fly in space. She had degrees in aeronautical engineering from Punjab Engineering College (undergraduate), University of Texas (master's), and the University of Colorado (doctorate).

 

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