Question

Describe Kalpana Chawla's first mission in space.​

Answer 1

STS-87

Kalpana Chawla/First space flight

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.

Answer 2

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Kalpana Chawla's first mission was in the space shuttle Columbia. 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.