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Chawla was the first Indian woman to go in space. She spoke the following words while traveling in the weightlessness of space: "You are just your intelligence." Chawla had traveled 10.67 million km, as many as 252 times around the Earth.
Chawla, also spelled Chowla, is a surname of the Punjabi Hindus and Sikhs of India. It originates from the name of a clan of the Arora caste, likely stemming from the crop word chawal, which means rice. [1]
Juhi Chawla Mehta (née Chawla; born 13 November 1967) born and known professionally as Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress. She established herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema from the late 1980s through the early 2000s.
Feb 10, 2022 · Astronaut Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-born woman in space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works . Kalpana Chawla flew on...
Kalpana Chawla — the name that leaves almost all Indians with pride— the first Indian-born woman to fly in space, was born in Karnal, Haryana on March 17, 1962. Kalpana Chawla first flew on Space...
Jan 27, 2023 · Indian-origin astronaut Kalpana Chawla was on her second mission to space when disaster struck and seven astronauts lost their lives. Here's what happened.
Aug 24, 2023 · Kalpana Chawla was the trailblazing Indian-American astronaut who shattered barriers and inspired generations with her historic journey into space. (Hindustan Times) Indian-born American...
Mar 17, 2017 · According to an excerpt from Dilip M Salwi’s book Kalpana Chawla: India’s First Woman Astronaut, 2003, during a school project on making physical geography map of India, Kalpana had covered the classroom ceiling completely with dots marked on blackened newspapers.
Mar 17, 2024 · The legacy of Kalpana Chawla endures forever and continues to motivate people around. NASA honoured her with the naming of an asteroid, a lunar crater, and a hill on Mars.
Jan 31, 2023 · Born in Karnal of Haryana on March 17, 1962, Kalpana Chawla was part of the STS-107 mission onboard the Columbia space shuttle that exploded during its re-entry to Earth after a 15-day mission from space. The seven astronauts onboard perished in the accident that resulted due to a major malfunction during lift-off in the final week of January 2003.
