Kalpana Chawla (17 March 1962 – 1 February 2003) was an Indian-born American astronaut and aerospace engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to fly to space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator.
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Claim to fame | NASA's first Indian astronaut and the first Indian-born woman in space
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Date of birth | 17 March 1962
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Place of birth | Karnal, Haryana, India
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Date of death | 1 February 2003
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Age | 40 (age at death)
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Place of death | Texas, USA (inside Space Shuttle Columbia)
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Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
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Occupation | Astronaut, Aerospace Engineer
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Height | 5' 4" (163 cm)
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Weight | 124 lbs (56 kg)
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High school | Tagore Baal Niketan Senior Secondary School
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Kalpana Chawla is known for her role in the TV series documentary Seconds from Disaster (2004) as Self.
She is also known for her role in the TV mini series documentary When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008) as Self.
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