7 Hidden Facts About Kalpana Chawla You Should Know

Kalpana Chawla: Facts You Didn`t Know Radiocity By Radiocity Team Published Mar 17, 2025 [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Early Life in India Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal, Haryana, and had a passion for aviation from a young age. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

First Indian Woman in Space She became the first Indian-origin woman to travel to space in 1997 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

A Trailblazing Engineer Kalpana earned her aerospace engineering degree in India before pursuing further studies in the U.S. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

NASA’s Accomplished Astronaut She flew twice on space missions and logged over 30 days in space. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

A Tragic End Her second space mission in 2003 ended in disaster when Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

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