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Today (February 1, 2003) is the anniversary of Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman to go into space.

Today (February 1, 2003) is the anniversary of Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman to go into space.

Kalpana Chawla was born on July 1, 1961, in Colonel, Haryana, India, to a Punjabi family, the daughter of Banaras Lal Chawla and Sanyokita Devi. He had two sisters, Sunita and Deepa, and a brother, Sanjay. Kalpana Chawla started her primary education at a government school in Karnal. India's foremost pilot and industry giant JRD Kalpana Chawla has been interested in flying since she saw Tata. He received his Bachelor's degree in Aviation from the Punjab College of Engineering, Chandigarh in 1982. He later received a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas in the United States in 1984. He received his second master's degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1986, and his doctorate in aerospace engineering in 1988.

In 1988, he co-founded CFD research at V / STOL, where he served as vice president of "Osset Method Inc." at NASA's Ames Laboratory. Not only was he certified to teach flying and gliding, but he was also licensed to drive. He also received a Technician Class amateur radio license with the FKT5AC label. He joined the NASA astronaut training team in 1995 and was selected to travel on the "Colombian space shuttle SDS-87" for the next two years. During this voyage in 1997, he successfully returned to Earth after a record 372 hours from space. In 1984, she became the first Indian woman to go into space after Rakesh Sharma aboard a Soviet spacecraft. During the STS-87, Winston Scott and Takao Toy were responsible for controlling a defective satellite, the Spartan, which was in space. After five months of thorough investigation and testing, NASA found bugs in the software, the flight crew's procedures and ground controls.

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After STS-87, Kalpana was hired by NASA as a technician in the space office. His colleagues also presented him with an award in recognition of his work. Kalpana Chawla, who successfully completed her first space mission, is preparing for her second mission in the next five years. The trip, which was scheduled to take place in 2000 and 2002, was delayed due to a variety of technical glitches. Then, on January 16, 2003, the Columbia spacecraft STS-107 was launched from the Kennedy Station in the United States for space exploration. Seven people, including Kalpana Chawla, a woman of Indian descent, travelled in it. During the voyage, Chawla was responsible for micro-gravity tests. To this end, his team monitored the Earth and space and conducted 80 experiments. Among them is the development of space technology related to the health and safety of astronauts and the development of various experiments.

The spacecraft, which successfully returned to Earth after a 16-day mission, exploded in Texas airspace. Seven precious astronauts were killed, including Kalpana Chawla. Kalpana came to India with her husband in 1991-1992 to celebrate the New Year with her family. This was his final visit. Posthumous awards include the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, NASA's Space Flight Medal, and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, presented by the U.S. Congress in his memory. Countless places are named after Kalpana Chawla. As well as the grant is given in his name. The Indian Students' Association (ISA) of the University of Texas at El Paso has established a 'Kalpana Chawla Memorial Scholarship' for commemorative university graduates.

An asteroid numbered 51826, discovered on July 19, 2001, is named after Kalpana Chawla. The temperature of this planet is 159k. Its average speed is 16.5 kilometres per second. The Naval Air Station in Maryland has renamed its Military Housing Board at Poducent River Columbia Colony. There is also a street called Chawla way. 74th Street in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, USA, was renamed the Kalpana Chawla Way. The Haryana government has named the Kalpana Chawla Planetarium, built at Jyotisar in Kurukshetra. NASA has dedicated a state-of-the-art computer in memory of Kalpana. The Government of Karnataka presents the Kalpana Chawla Award in 2004 to encourage young female scientists. Asteroid 51826 Kalpana Chawla in Magazine and Novel - One of the seven acclaimed magazines named after the Colombian space crew. Novelist Peter David named the character Chawla in his novel Star Trek, The Next Generation: Before Dizoner, and named the character Chawla to the spacecraft that appears in the novel.

Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian record holder to go into space, was launched on February 1, 2003, at the age of 40. Kalpana Chawla was educated in a normal school and made her dreams come true to the amazement of many. It is no exaggeration to say that she was a world-famous figure for India, exemplifying the pride of womanhood. We also admire the heroine who made it clear to the world that ‘success is guaranteed if Vida works hard and wholeheartedly to make dreams come true.

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Information: Ramesh, Assistant Professor of Physics, Nehru Memorial College, Puthanampatti, Trichy.