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Kalpana Chawla

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · English

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Early Life and Background

  • Born on 17th March 1962 in Karnal, Haryana.
  • Parents: Banarasi Lal Chawla (father) and Sanjyothi Chawla (mother).
  • Father ran a tyre business; mother managed the household.
2

Education and Career Path

  • Completed schooling at Tagore Baal Niketan, Karnal.
  • Studied Aeronautical Engineering at Punjab Engineering College – first woman in the program.
  • Secured 3rd rank in her engineering course.
3

Personal Life and NASA Career

  • Married Jean Pierre Harrison, a flying instructor and aviation author (1983).
  • Obtained Flight Instructor and Commercial Pilot licenses.
  • Joined NASA Ames Research Center in 1988.
4

Space Missions and Achievements

  • First mission: STS-87 in 1997 – flew on Space Shuttle Columbia.
  • Travelled 6.5 million miles – equivalent to 252 orbits around Earth.
  • Spent 30 days, 14 hours, 254 minutes in space across missions.

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A biography is a detailed accountKalpana was born in KarnalAfter completing her Master’s and PhDKalpana Chawla is remembered through scholarships

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