Kalpana Chawla
Deceased Q237879

Kalpana Chawla

American astronaut

Born: March 17, 1962 (1962) · Karnal
Died: February 1, 2003 (2003) · Texas
Age at death: 40 years
Manner of death: accidental death
Nationality United States, India
Occupation military flight engineer, astronaut, amateur radio operator
Field of work computational fluid dynamics
Education Punjab Engineering College, University of Colorado Boulder, Tagore Baal Niketan Sr. Sec. School, Karnal, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Colorado Boulder
Employer National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Ames Research Center, Overset Methods, Inc.
Gender female

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