Kalpana Chawla

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NASA astronaut aerospace engineer astronaut human

Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-born American astronaut and aerospace engineer who became the first woman of Indian origin in space and tragically died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003.

Aliases (1)

Asteroid 51826 Kalpana Chawla ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA astronaut → aerospace engineer → astronaut → human →
awardReceived	Congressional Space Medal of Honor → NASA Distinguished Service Medal → NASA Space Flight Medal →
causeOfDeath	Space Shuttle Columbia disaster →
countryOfCitizenship	India → United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1962-03-17 →
dateOfDeath	2003-02-01 →
deathEvent	disintegration of Space Shuttle Columbia during re-entry →
educatedAt	Punjab Engineering College → University of Colorado Boulder → University of Texas at Arlington →
employer	NASA →
ethnicGroup	Indian →
familyName	Chawla →
fieldOfWork	aeronautics → aerospace engineering →
givenName	Kalpana →
hasHonorificName	Asteroid 51826 Kalpana Chawla → Kalpana Chawla Award for Courage and Daring → Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College, Karnal → Kalpana Chawla Hall at the University of Texas at Arlington → NASA’s Supercomputer ‘Kalpana’ →
languagesSpoken	English → Hindi →
laterNationality	American →
mannerOfDeath	accident →
memberOf	Space Shuttle Columbia crew →
name	Kalpana Chawla →
nationalityAtBirth	Indian →
notableAchievement	first woman of Indian origin in space →
notableFor	role in promoting space education and inspiring young people in India and worldwide →
notableWork	STS-107 → STS-87 →
occupation	aerospace engineer → astronaut →
partOf	crew of Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107 →
placeOfBirth	Karnal, Haryana, India →
placeOfDeath	over Texas, United States →
religion	Hinduism →
residence	Houston, Texas, United States →
sexOrGender	female →
spaceMission	STS-107 → STS-87 →
spouse	Jean-Pierre Harrison →
totalTimeInSpace	31 days 14 hours 54 minutes →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Columbia disaster → STS-107 →	crewMember
Congressional Space Medal of Honor →	awardedTo
Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial →	dedicatedTo
Kalpana Chawla ("Asteroid 51826 Kalpana Chawla") →	hasHonorificName
STS-107 →	missionSpecialist
Kalpana Chawla →	name