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Kalpana Chawla (17 March 1962 – 1 February 2003), was an Indian-American astronaut and space shuttle mission specialist. She was one of seven crewmembers killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
Kalpana Chawla was born in a Hindu family in Karnal, Haryana, India. Kalpana in Sanskrit means "imagination of the mind" and thus also "creation." Her interest in flying was inspired by J. R. D. Tata, a pioneering Indian pilot and industrialist.
Kalpana Chawla studied at Tagore Public School,...
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