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BIOGRAPHY on kalpana chawla at of 300 words

Answer 1

The tragic loss of the space shuttle Columbia killed seven astronauts. One of those, Kalpana Chawla, was the first Indian-born woman in space.

Born in Karnal, India, on July 1, 1961, Chawla was the youngest of four children. The name Kalpana means "idea" or "imagination." Her full name is pronounced CULL-puh-na CHAV-la, though she often went by the nickname K.C.
Chawla obtained a degree in aeronautical engineering from Punjab Engineering College before immigrating to the United States and becoming a naturalized citizen in the 1980s. She earned a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado in 1988, having previously obtained her masters degree from the University of Texas. She began working at NASA's Ames Research Center the same year, working on power-lift computational fluid dynamics.

In 1994, Chawla was selected as an astronaut candidate. After a year of training, she became a crew representative for the Astronaut Office EVA/Robotics and Computer Branches, where she worked with Robotic Situational Awareness Displays and tested software for the space shuttles.

Chawla's first opportunity to fly in space came in November 1997, aboard the space shuttle Columbia on flight STS-87. The shuttle made 252 orbits of the Earth in just over two weeks. The shuttle carried a number of experiments and observing tools on its trip, including a Spartan satellite, which Chawla deployed from the shuttle. The satellite, which studied the outer layer of the sun, malfunctioned due to software errors, and two other astronauts from the shuttle had to perform a spacewalk to recapture it.

In 2000, Chawla was selected for her second voyage into space, serving again as a mission specialist on STS-107. The mission was delayed several times, and finally launched in 2003. Over the course of the 16-day flight, the crew completed more than 80 experiments.

On the morning of Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle returned to Earth, intending to land at Kennedy Space Center. At launch, a briefcase-sized piece of insulation had broken off and damaged the thermal protection system of the shuttle's wing, the shield that protects it from heat during re-entry. As the shuttle passed through the atmosphere, hot gas streaming into the wing caused it to break up. The unstable craft rolled and bucked, pitching the astronauts about. Less than a minute passed before the ship depressurized, killing the crew. The shuttle broke up over Texas and Louisiana before plunging into the ground. The accident was the second major disaster for the space shuttle program, following the 1986 explosion of the shuttle Challenger.

Answer 2

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Kalpna Chawla was born 42 year ago in 1961, in the Karnal district of Haryana state, India. She got her primary education in Tagore Bal Niketan School. She was intelligent right from her childhood. She went to space again on 16th January, 2003 with her seven companions.

She got Admission in graduation in Punjab University and was the only girl in Aeronautics. After that she went to America for future studies. In 1984, She completed her post graduation in Aerospace Engineering from Texas University. In 1988, She got doctorate degree from Colorado University. After that she began her career in Aims. Research centre of NASA.

In 1993, she became the Vice-chairperson of overset Pathatenk of California. In 1994, she was accepted as a space passenger by Nasa. In 1995, she became a member of space zone. Before going to space, Kalpana told that going again in space was like a fulfillment of her dream. Dreaming of going to space, Kalpana also wanted to land at moon. In these ten years, Kalpana was true to her responsibilities. According to her teacher, Kalpana had keen interest in science right from the beginning. So, she dreamt to going to space from childhood. Due to her interest in science. her father inspired her to go for higher studies.

But unfortunately, when Kalpana after doing research in space was returning to earth, the space shuttle Colombia burst at a height of 2 lacs feet. This was a heart breaking news for especially the staff of NASA, her school companions and teacher. This news spread like a wild fire in the world. No one was abic to believe it. The whole world was in grief. Though Kalpana had left this world, but she had inspired thousands of women in the world to go space for the benefit of human beings.



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