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Kalpana Chawla (March 17, 1962 – February 1, 2003) was an Indian American astronaut and aerospace engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to fly to space. Chawla expressed an interest in aerospace engineering from an early age and took engineering classes at Dayal Singh College and Punjab Engineering College in India.
Chawla was born on March 17, 1962, in Karnal, Haryana, India, but her official date of birth was altered to July 1, 1961, to allow her to become eligible for the matriculation exam. [ 2 ] Graduation
The first part of the system, named "Kalpana", was dedicated to Chawla, who had worked at the Ames Research Center before joining the Space Shuttle program. [79] The first dedicated meteorological satellite launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Metsat-1, was renamed to Kalpana-1 on February 5, 2003, after Chawla. [80] [81]
The crew insignia or 'patch' design was initiated by crew members Dr. Laurel Clark and Dr. Kalpana Chawla. [10] First-time crew member Clark provided most of the design concepts as Chawla led the design of her maiden voyage STS-87 insignia.
However some issues such as Kalpana Chawla, JRD Tata etc. have appeared in the new series alone. Similarly, although most of the old series have reappeared in the new series, certain issues such as Napoleon Bonaparte , Louis Pasteur etc. are present in old series alone.
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Kalpana Chawla, first Indian-American astronaut and first Indian woman in space [157] Pat Choate, American economist, 1996 Reform Party candidate for Vice President [158] Waded Cruzado, educator, the 12th president of Montana State University [159] Roland G. Fryer Jr., educator, Professor of Economics at Harvard University
The story of Super Bowl LIX isn't the Kansas City Chiefs' quest for a third straight title or even the Philadelphia Eagles' great run to an NFC championship. It's the officials.