Born in Haryana’s Karnal on March 17, 1962, Kalpana Chawla was one of the first women ... NASA began in 1995 when she was selected for the Astronaut Corps. In 1997, she made history on her ...

Kalpana Chawla was born on March 17, 1962, in Karnal, Haryana and is regarded as a striking astronaut for playing a leading role on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997. Working at the forefront of ...