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KALPANA CHAWLA
 THE FIRST INDIAN AMERICAN 
AUSTRONAUT 
 THE FIRST WOMEN SECOND PERSON 
FLY IN THE SPACE
KALPANA’S LIFE 
BORN ON 17 
MARCH 1962 
AT KERNAL 
HARYAANA
 SCHOOLING AT TOGORE BAAL NIKETHAL SR. 
SECONDARY KERNAL HARIYAANA 
BE IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING AT PUNJAB 
ENGINEERING COLLEGE CHANDIGARH
 1982 MS DEGREE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERIG-UNIVRRSITY 
OF TEXAS 
 1986 SECOND MS DEGREE 
 1988 PHD IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING FROM UNIVERSITY 
OF COROLADO 
 1994 DFD RESEARCH ON VERTICAL/ SHORT TAKE OFF 
 1995 JOIND IN NASA 
 1996 SELECTED TO FIRST FLIGHT
MISSIONS 
FIRST MISSION- 1997 NOVEMBER 19 AS A MISSION 
SPECIALIST AND PRIMARY ROBOTIC ARM 
OPERATOR--- 
SPACE VEHICLE STS – 87 
SECOND MISSION -2003 JANUARY 16 FOR A 
MICROGRAVITY 
EXPERIMENT – SPACE VEHICLE STS - 107
FLY AWAY FROM EARTH
 SHE DIED IN COLOMBIA DISASTER AT 
FEBRUARY 2003 , 1 
 ENTERING IN TO THE EARTH ATMOSPHERE 
 OVER TEXAS UNITED STATE 
 SEVEN MEMBERS ALSO DIED
AWARDS 
 POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDS 
 CONGRESSIONAL SPACE MEDAL AWRD OF HONOR 
 NASA SPACE FLIGHT MEDAL 
 NASA DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
BY 
MERIN M JAYAN

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  • 1.
  • 3.  THE FIRST INDIAN AMERICAN AUSTRONAUT  THE FIRST WOMEN SECOND PERSON FLY IN THE SPACE
  • 4. KALPANA’S LIFE BORN ON 17 MARCH 1962 AT KERNAL HARYAANA
  • 5.  SCHOOLING AT TOGORE BAAL NIKETHAL SR. SECONDARY KERNAL HARIYAANA BE IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING AT PUNJAB ENGINEERING COLLEGE CHANDIGARH
  • 6.  1982 MS DEGREE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERIG-UNIVRRSITY OF TEXAS  1986 SECOND MS DEGREE  1988 PHD IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING FROM UNIVERSITY OF COROLADO  1994 DFD RESEARCH ON VERTICAL/ SHORT TAKE OFF  1995 JOIND IN NASA  1996 SELECTED TO FIRST FLIGHT
  • 7. MISSIONS FIRST MISSION- 1997 NOVEMBER 19 AS A MISSION SPECIALIST AND PRIMARY ROBOTIC ARM OPERATOR--- SPACE VEHICLE STS – 87 SECOND MISSION -2003 JANUARY 16 FOR A MICROGRAVITY EXPERIMENT – SPACE VEHICLE STS - 107
  • 9.  SHE DIED IN COLOMBIA DISASTER AT FEBRUARY 2003 , 1  ENTERING IN TO THE EARTH ATMOSPHERE  OVER TEXAS UNITED STATE  SEVEN MEMBERS ALSO DIED
  • 10. AWARDS  POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDS  CONGRESSIONAL SPACE MEDAL AWRD OF HONOR  NASA SPACE FLIGHT MEDAL  NASA DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
  • 11. BY MERIN M JAYAN