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Kalpana Chawla

NASAAstronaut

Born July 1, 1961

Karnal,Haryana,India

Died February 1, 2003(aged 41)

OverTexas

Previous occupation Research Scientist

Time in space 31days 14hours 54minutes

Selection 1994 NASA Group

Missions STS-87,STS-107
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Kalpana Chawla (July 1, 1961 February 1, 2003) was anIndian-Americanastronaut who, was a mission

specialist on thespace shuttleColumbia. She first flew on the Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and

primary robotic arm operator. Chawla was one of seven crew members killed in theSpace Shuttle Columbia

disaster.[1]

Contents

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1 Early life

2 Education

3 NASA career

4 Death

5 Awards

6 Memorials

7 See also8 References

9 Further reading

10 External links

Early life

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Kalpana Chawla was born to aHindufamily inKarnal,Haryana, India on 1 July 1961 to Banarasi Lal Chawla

and Sanjyothi. She had two sisters, Sunita and Deepa, and a brother, Sanjay. She became a US citizen in

1990. She was the youngest of four siblings in the family.

Education
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Chawla in the space shuttle simulator

in 2000 she was selected for her second flight as part of the crew ofSTS-107. This mission was repeatedly

delayed due to scheduling conflicts and technical problems such as the July 2002 discovery of cracks in the

shuttle engine flow liners. On January 16, 2003, Chawla finally returned to space aboard Columbiaon theill-

fated STS-107 mission. Chawla's responsibilities included themicrogravityexperiments, for which the crew

conducted nearly 80 experiments studying earth and space science, advanced technology development, and

astronaut health and safety.

Death

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Chawla died in theSpace Shuttle Columbia disasterwhich occurred on February 1, 2003, when theSpace

Shuttledisintegrated overTexasduringre-entryinto theEarth's atmosphere, with the loss of all seven crew

members, shortly before it was scheduled to conclude its 28th mission,STS-107.

Awards

Posthumously awarded:

Congressional Space Medal of Honor

NASA Space Flight Medal

NASA Distinguished Service Medal
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Memorials

Kalpana Chawla ISU Scholarshipfund founded by alumni of the International Space University (ISU) in

2010 to support Indian student participation in international space education programs.Kalpana Chawla

International Space University Scholarship

Kalpana Chawla Memorial Scholarshipprogram was instituted by Indian students association (ISA) at

theUniversity of Texas at El Paso(UTEP) in 2005 for meritorious graduate students.[2]

The Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Alumni Award at theUniversity of Colorado, given since 1983,

was renamed for Kalpana Chawla.[3]

At least 30,000 schoolchildren and citizens joined hands to make a 36.4-km-long human chain to support

the demand for a Kalpana Chawla medical college in the city which was announced by then Health

Minister of India Dr. C. P. Thakur and later on promised by Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh.

Kalpana Chawla Medical College Nirman Committee backed by volunteers and activists of various

organizations, supported by students from 34 schools, swarmed the roads and formed a chain along the

roads in Karnal to demonstrate that they continued to revere Kalpana Chawla as an outstanding

astronaut.[4]

Haryana Government accepted the long pending demand of people ofKarnaland now work to establish

Kalapana Chawla Medical College in Karnal is in its first phase.

Asteroid51826 Kalpanachawla, one of seven named after theColumbia's crew.[5]

On February 5, 2003, India's Prime Minister announced that the meteorological series of satellites,

"METSAT", will be renamed as "KALPANA". The first satellite of the series, "METSAT-1", launched by

India on September 12, 2002 will be now known as "KALPANA-1". "KALPANA-2" is expected to be

launched by 2007.[6]

74th Street inJackson Heights,Queens,New York Cityhas been renamed 74th Street Kalpana Chawla

Wayin her honor.

TheUniversity of Texas at Arlington(where Chawla obtained a Master of Science degree in Aerospace

Engineering in 1984) opened adormitorynamed in her honor, Kalpana Chawla Hall, in 2004.[7]

Kalpana Chawla Awardwas instituted by the government ofKarnatakain 2004 for young women

scientists[8]

The girls hostel atPunjab Engineering College, is named after Kalpana Chawla. In addition, an award

ofINRtwenty-five thousand, a medal, and a certificate is instituted for the best student in Aeronautical

engineering department[9]

NASA has dedicated a super computer to Kalpana.[10]

One ofFlorida Institute of Technology's student apartment complexes, Columbia Village Suites, has halls

named after each of the astronauts, including Chawla and others
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NASA Mars Exploration Rover mission has named seven peaks in a chain of hills, named theColumbia

Hills, after each of the seven astronauts lost in the Columbia shuttle disaster, including Chawla Hill after

Kalpana Chawla.

Steve Morsefrom the bandDeep Purplecreated a song called "Contact Lost" in memory of the Columbia

tragedy along with her interest in the band. The song can be found on the albumBananas.[11]

Her brother, Sanjay Chawla, remarked "To me, my sister is not dead. She is immortal. Isn't that what a star

is? She is a permanent star in the sky. She will always be up there where she belongs."[12]

Kalpana Chawla Space Technology Cell, atIIT Kharagpur.

NovelistPeter Davidnamed ashuttlecraft, the Chawla, after the astronaut in his 2007Star Treknovel, Star

Trek: The Next Generation: Before Dishonor.[13]

Government ofHaryanahas made a Planetarium after her name called as Kalpana Chawla Planetarium

inJyotisar,Kurukshetra[14]

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpurstarted the Kalpana Chawla Space Technology Cell in her

honor.[15][16]

Military housing development at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland has been named Columbia

Colony. There is also a street named Chawla Way.

See also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Hills_(Mars)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Hills_(Mars)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Hills_(Mars)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Hills_(Mars)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Morsehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Morsehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purplehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purplehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purplehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bananas_(album)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bananas_(album)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla#cite_note-10http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla#cite_note-10http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla#cite_note-10http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla#cite_note-11http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla#cite_note-11http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla#cite_note-11http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIT_Kharagpurhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIT_Kharagpurhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIT_Kharagpurhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Davidhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Davidhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Davidhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttlecraft_(Star_Trek)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttlecraft_(Star_Trek)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttlecraft_(Star_Trek)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trekhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trekhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trekhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla#cite_note-12http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla#cite_note-12http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla#cite_note-12http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haryanahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haryanahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haryanahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyotisarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyotisarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyotisarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurukshetrahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurukshetrahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurukshetrahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurukshetrahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Technology,_Kharagpurhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Technology,_Kharagpurhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla#cite_note-14http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla#cite_note-14http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla#cite_note-14http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kalpana_Chawla_Space_Technology_Cell,_IIT_Kharagpur.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kalpana_Chawla_Space_Technology_Cell,_IIT_Kharagpur.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kalpana_Chawla_Space_Technology_Cell,_IIT_Kharagpur.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kalpana_Chawla_Space_Technology_Cell,_IIT_Kharagpur.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla#cite_note-14http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla#cite_note-14http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Technology,_Kharagpurhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurukshetrahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurukshetrahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyotisarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haryanahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla#cite_note-12http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trekhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttlecraft_(Star_Trek)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Davidhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIT_Kharagpurhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla#cite_note-11http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla#cite_note-10http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bananas_(album)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purplehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Morsehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Hills_(Mars)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Hills_(Mars)

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