new Delhi: Today is the 60th birthday of the first woman astronaut Kalpana Chawla. This great daughter of India was born on this day on 17 March 1962. Kalpana Chawla has increased the value of India all over the world. Kalpana Chawla, who scaled the heights of space by becoming an astronaut, made her mark globally with her achievements. Kalpana Chawla joined NASA as an astronaut in 1995 and was selected for her first flight in 1998. In this flight, he traveled 10.4 million miles and made 252 revolutions of the Earth. While there, he spent 360 hours in space.
Kalpana Chawla’s birth
Kalpana was born on 17 March 1962 in Karnal, Haryana. His father’s name is Banarasi Lal Chawla and mother’s name is Sanjayoti. Kalpana was the youngest in her house, but due to her works, today she has made a place in the hearts of people not only in India but all over the world. Kalpana itself has a unique story regarding the date of birth. Kalpana was born on 17 March 1962, but her date of birth was changed to 1 July 1961 in the papers. The reason behind which was that his admission in the school should be done without any problem.
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Kalpana’s early education took place at Tagore Bal Niketan in Karnal. When she was in the eighth grade, she expressed her desire to become an engineer with her father. Kalpana was interested in space and celestial change since childhood. Kalpana often used to ask her father the question that how do these spaceships fly in the sky? Can I fly too? On which his father used to avoid laughing.
Kalpana Chawla did her studies diligently and she went to America in 1982 to fly her dreams. Here he earned a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas. He had a commercial pilot’s license for seaplanes, multi-engine airplanes and gliders. He was also a Certified Flight Instructor for gliders and airplanes.
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She was the first woman astronaut of India. She joined NASA as an astronaut in 1995 and was selected for her first flight in 1998. He spent 16 days in space. In her first mission, Kalpana traveled 10.4 million miles, made 252 orbits of the Earth and spent 360 hours in space. After the completion of the mission, on 1 February 2003, Kalpana Chawla was returning to Earth with 6 other companions when her vehicle was damaged. All the passengers including Kalpana were killed in this accident.
Kalpana Chawla’s first space journey proved to be her last. He said that ‘I was made for space only. Every moment is spent for space and will die for it. Which his words eventually proved to be true.