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Kalpana Chawla (17 March 1962 – 1 February 2003) [2] was an Indian-born American astronaut and aerospace engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to fly to space. [3] [4] She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator aboard STS-87. [5] .
Feb 10, 2022 · Astronaut Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-born woman in space. Kalpana Chawla flew on two shuttle missions.(Image credit: NASA) Jump to: Early life. Education. Astronaut career. Columbia...
Juhi Chawla Mehta (born 13 November 1967) is an Indian actress. She established herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema from the late 1980s through the early 2000s. [1] . Recognised for her comic timing and vivacious on-screen persona, she is the recipient of several accolades, including two Filmfare Awards. [2]
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...
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.
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.
1 day ago · Chawla’s journey began in 1997, becoming the first Indian-born woman in space, and later serving on STS-107 in 2003, dedicated to microgravity experiments aboard Columbia. The STS-107 mission ...
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 8, 2023 · By the time the space shuttle Columbia-or STS-107, to call it by its more prosaic name-exploded over Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, Chawla had clocked an incredible 760 hours in space. She had travelled 10.4 million km, as many as 252 times around the earth.
Juhi Chawla. Actress: Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. Juhi was born in the Chawla family on November 13, 1967 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India, and is the daughter of Punjabi-speaking dad, Dr. S. Chawla and Gujarati-speaking mom, Mona.
