Kalpana Chawla
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 aboard STS-87. Chawla's second flight was in 2003 on STS-107, the final flight of ''Columbia''. She was one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster when the spacecraft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on 1 February 2003.Chawla was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, and several streets, universities, and institutions are named in her honor. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published 1993
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Published 1995
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