A. Answer the following questions.
1. Where was Kalpana Chawla born? Why is
she called an Indian - American? (3)
2. When and why did she go to the U.S.? Who
did she marry? (2, 3)
3. How did she become an astronaut? What
gave her the idea that she could be an
astronaut? (3)
4. What abilities must an astronaut have,
according to the journalist? (6)
5. Describe Kalpana Chawla's first mission in
space. (5)
6. What does Kalpana Chawla say about
pursuing a dream? Do you agree with her
that success is possible? (7)
Answers
Answer:
1. Karnal
2. Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal, Haryana. She got married to an American citizen and thus became a naturalized American. So, she is called an Indian-American. She married flight instructor Jean-Pierre Harrison
3. After becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in April 1991, Chawla applied for the NASA Astronaut Corps. She joined the corps in March 1995 and was selected for her first flight in 1996.
4. According to the journalist, to be an astronaut one should have enormous ability. An astronaut must know a lot about everything, from biology to astrophysics to aeronautical engineering. In this age of super-specialisation, you must have encyclopaedic knowledge to be an astronaut.
5. Her first space mission began on November 19, 1997, as part of the six-astronaut crew that flew the Space Shuttle Columbia flight STS-87. Chawla was the first Indian woman to fly in space. She spoke the following words while traveling in the weightlessness of space, "You are just your intelligence." It was a 15 days 16 hours and 34 minutes. During this time she went around the earth 252 times traveling 1.45 million km. The crew performed experiments such as pollinating plants to observe food growth in space.
6. About pursuing a dream, Kalpana said that the path from dreams to success does exist. One needs to have the vision to find it, and the courage to get onto it. Yes, success is possible. Her life is an example of that.Kalpana Chawla quoted that path from dream to success exists in every one. One must possess the vision in his or her mind to achieve it. One must have the courage and capacity to overcome fear to attain it. She believed that success is possible.Kalpana Chawla said, "The path from dreams to success does exist.May you have the vision to find it, and the courage to get onto it....".
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Answer:
Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal, Haryana. She was called an Indian-American because she went to the US and became its naturalized citizen. She got American citizenship after marrying the American flight instructor, Jean-Pierre Harrison. Thus, we refer to her as an Indian-American.