Monday, February 4, 2013

Kalpana Chawla

Full name: Kalpana Chawla

Who is she: She was the first Indian American astronaut

How is she Punjabi: Born on July 1st, 1961 in Haryana (Then Punjab). Belongs to the Punjabi race.

Trivia:Kalpana Chawla died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster which occurred on February 1, 2003, when the Space Shuttle disintegrated over Texas during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, with the loss of all seven crew members, shortly before it was scheduled to conclude its 28th mission, STS-107.

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