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Kalpana Chawla: Today is the death anniversary of Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian origin to fly in space. This day is a very sad day for NASA and the space scientists of the whole world. On this day in 2003, America’s Space Shuttle Columbia crashed while returning to Earth’s atmosphere after ending its space mission. In this accident, all 7 astronauts aboard the vehicle were killed. India’s female astronaut Kalpana Chawla was also a victim of this accident. Let us tell you that Kalpana Chawla, born in Karnal, Haryana in the year 1962, went to America at the age of just 20 and two years later got a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering. Let us know about some unknown things of Kalpana Chawla on her 19th death anniversary.
In 1995, Kalpana joined NASA as an astronaut and in 1998 she was selected for her first flight. During his first space trip, he spent 372 hours in space and completed 252 orbits of the Earth. She became the first Indian woman to go into space.
Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian origin to fly in space, received her Bachelor of Engineering degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College. Kalpana Chawla moved to the United States at the age of just 20, and two years later she earned a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering.
Kalpana Chawla, born in the year 1962 in Karnal, Haryana, was very fond of poems. Apart from this, she also used to participate in dance programs in school.
Kalpana Chawla was the youngest of her four siblings. He was affectionately called Montu at home. Kalpana had expressed her desire to become an engineer to her father while studying in the 8th class itself, but her father’s wish was to become a doctor or a teacher.
As a child, she was always thrilled with airplanes and flying in the sky. Let us tell you that she also used to go to the local flying club with her father.
As the last wish of Kalpana Chawla, her last rites were performed at Zion National Park in Utah, USA and she was given a last farewell there.
After his death many universities, scholarships and even roads have been named after him in his honor. was done. US-based aerospace and defense company Northrup Grumman has named its spaceship Kalpana Chawla.
On 12 May 2004, the US space agency NASA dedicated a supercomputer to honor the memory of Kalpana Chawla. The SGI Altix300 supercomputer was used for high-resolution ocean analysis in the ECCO framework.
During the first spaceflight, Kalpana Chawla spent 372 hours in space and completed 252 orbits of the Earth. She became the first Indian woman to go into space.
