Kalpana Chawla

Kalpana Chawla (July 1 1961 ? February 1 2003), was an astronaut and space shuttle mission specialist. She died aboard STS-107 (Space Shuttle Columbia) when it disintegrated during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.

Memoria

• Shortly after her last mission, India renamed its first weather satellite Kalpana-1 in her honor.
• Asteroid 51826 Kalpanachawla is named for her.
• 74th Street in New York City has been renamed 4th Street Kalpana Chawla Way in her honor.
• The University of Texas at Arlington (where Chawla obtained a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering in 1984) opened a dormitory named in her honor, Kalpana Chawla Hall, in 2004.
• NASA has dedicated a super computer to Kalpana. -- http://www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=Columbiacrash&slug=NASA+dedicates+super+computer+to+Kalpana&id=58219&callid=1&category=National&headline=NASA~dedicates~super~computer~to~Kalpana (ndtv)
• Amar Chitra Katha (Immortal Illustrated Classics) has announced plans to create a comic book based upon Kalpana Chawla.

She died a hero and a role model for many young women, especially in India and particularly those in her hometown of Karnal where her life serves to encourage young people to follow in her footsteps.

Related Topics:
Hero - Role model - India - Karnal

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Her brother, Sanjay Chawla, remarked "To me, my sister is not dead. She is immortal. Isn't that what a star is? She is a permanent star in the sky. She will always be up there where she belongs."

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