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Born in India in 1962, Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman in #space in 1997.

In 2003, she was on the Columbia, when insulation broke off, depressurizing the shuttle. All 7 crew members died.

7 asteroids + 7 hills on Mars were named after them.
space.com/17056-kalpana-chawla… #HistoryRemix #science

“When you look at the stars & the galaxy, you feel that you are not just from any particular piece of land, but from the solar system." - Chawla, 1997

Chawla aboard the space shuttle on January 27, 2003. Image: Getty
The STS-107 shuttle Columbia crew. The image was recovered from wreckage inside an undeveloped film canister. From left (bottom row): Kalpana Chawla, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark, and Ilan Ramon. From left (top row): David Brown, William McCool, and Michael Anderson. (Image: NASA/JSC)

Kalpana Chawla: Biography & Columbia disaster

Astronaut Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-born woman in space.
Nola Taylor Tillman (Space)
#science #space #historyremix
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BD Cabrera
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My wife has a track dedicated especially to Kalpana on her Columbia tribute album. You may find it interesting!

chubbycrowrecords.com/annesblo…

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Murray Lang
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Born the same year as me, but this is where the similarity ends. A bright star vs a spec of dust. What an absolute tragedy!

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