Kalpana Chawla

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kalpana_Chawla

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:engineer gptkb:person astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_Colorado_Boulder gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Arlington gptkb:Punjab_Engineering_College
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal gptkb:Congressional_Space_Medal_of_Honor gptkb:NASA_Space_Flight_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate	1962-03-17
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Karnal,_Haryana,_India
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	accident during re-entry of Space Shuttle Columbia
gptkbp:citizenship	gptkb:India gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateOfNaturalization	1991
gptkbp:deathDate	2003-02-01
gptkbp:deathPlace	over Texas, United States
gptkbp:diedIn	gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:featuredIn	Indian postage stamp
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	aerospace engineering
gptkbp:firstSpaceflight	gptkb:STS-87
gptkbp:gender	female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Kalpana Chawla
gptkbp:inspiredBy	numerous scholarships and awards in India and USA
gptkbp:languageSpoken	gptkb:Hindi English
gptkbp:lastFlight	gptkb:STS-107
gptkbp:memorial	gptkb:Asteroid_51826_Kalpanachawla gptkb:Kalpana-1_satellite gptkb:Kalpana_Chawla_Government_Medical_College,_Karnal gptkb:Kalpana_Chawla_Hall,_University_of_Texas_at_Arlington gptkb:Kalpana_Chawla_Planetarium,_Kurukshetra,_India
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:notableFor	first woman of Indian origin in space
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:engineer astronomer
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Banarasi_Lal_Chawla gptkb:Sanjay_Chawla
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:restingPlace	cremated, remains scattered at National Park in Utah
gptkbp:sibling	gptkb:Deepak_Chawla gptkb:Raj_Chawla gptkb:Sanjay_Chawla gptkb:Sunita_Chawla
gptkbp:spaceMission	gptkb:STS-107 gptkb:STS-87
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Jean-Pierre_Harrison
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4