Kalpana Chawla Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Astronaut
Nationality	American
Date of Birth	17/03/1962
Age	40 years (died on 01, Feb, 2003)
Birthplace	Karnal, Haryana, India
Date of Death	01/02/2003

Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Kalpana Chawla
Nickname	Monto

Physical Stats & More

Height	163 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Tagore Bal Niketan School, Karnal
College/University	Dyal Singh College, Karnal, Haryana Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh, India The University of Texas, Arlington, Texas, U.S. The University of Colorado, Boulder, U.S.
Educational Qualifications	Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas Second Masters and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado

Personal Life

Date of Death	01/02/2003
Place of Death	Aboard Space Shuttle Columbia over Texas, U.S.
Age (as on 1 February 2003)	40 Years
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Cancer
Hometown	Texas, U.S.
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Reading Poetry Playing Badminton Dancing

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Affairs/Boyfriends

Jean-Pierre Harrison

Husband/Spouse

Jean-Pierre Harrison (flying instructor and an aviation author)

Marriage Date

Year- 1983

Children

Son	N/A
Daughter	N/A

Family

Father

Banarasi Lal Chawla (deceased)

Mother

Sanjyothi Chawla

Siblings

Brother	Sanjay
Sister	Sunita Dipa 1 other

Career

NASA Missions	STS-87 STS-107
Combined Time Spent in Space	31 days 14 hours and 54 minutes
Combined Distance Travelled	10.67 million km
Awards (Posthumous)	Congressional Space Medal of Honor NASA Space Flight Medal NASA Distinguished Service Medal

Some Lesser Known Facts

Kalpana Chawla made history as the first Indian-origin woman in space.
She held certifications as a pilot for seaplanes, multi-engine airplanes, and gliders.
Kalpana picked her own name when enrolling in nursery school.
She conducted research on Computational Fluid Dynamics at NASA Ames Research Center.
NASA honored Kalpana Chawla by dedicating a supercomputer to her.