| BIRTHDAY | 17 March,1962 (Saturday) |
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| BIRTH PLACE | Karnal, Haryana |
| COUNTRY | India |
| AGE (in 2003) | 40 Years Old |
| BIRTH SIGN | Pisces |
| HEIGHT | in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 4” |
| WEIGHT | in Kilograms- 55 kg in Pounds- 121.25 lbs |
| CASTE | Khatri |
Short Biography
Kalpana Chawla was born on 17-03-1962 in Karnal in the state of Haryana, India. She was an Indian-born American Astronaut, Engineer & Scientist who is known as India's first woman to go to space.
Kalpana Chawla Complete Bio & Career
Health Issues, Illness and Death Info
Kalpana Chawla died on 01-02-2003 in Texes, United States. The space shuttle disintegrated while re-entry into the atmosphere of Earth and she died alongwith seven crew members in the US Space Shuttle Columbia disaster just landing before 16 minutes.
| DEATHDAY | 1 February,2003 (Thursday) |
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| DEATH PLACE | Texas |
| DEATH COUNTRY | United States |
Kalpana Chawla Family, Relatives and Other Relations
Life's Important Dates Of Kalpana Chawla
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Body Measurements
| Skin Colour | Wheatish |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Info
| Home Town | Karnal, Haryana, India |
| Nationality | Indian , American |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Address | Texas, United States |
| School | Tagore Baal Niketan Sr. Sec. School, Karnal |
| College | Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder |
| Qualification | PhD in Aerospace Engineering |
| Hobbies | Dancing, Playing Badminton & Reading Poetry |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Debut | 1988 - She joined NASA 19-11-1997 - First Space Mission (10.4 Million Miles in 372 hours) |
| Salary | N/A |
| Net Worth | N/A |
| Official Website | N/A |
Favourites
| Favorite Color | Blue |
| Favorite Sport | Badminton |
| Favorite Place | New York City |
Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Kalpana Chawla
- Kalpana Chawla is an American astronaut engineer and the first woman from India who went to space.
- She died on 1 February 2003 when she came back from a space mission by Space Shuttle Columbia which was crashed when entered the earth's surface. In this accident, Kalpana and her seven crew members died.
- Ms. Chawla loved to write poetry and dancing during her school days.
- The astronaut spent 31 days in space with her crewmates.
- She is the wife of Mr. Jean-Pierre Harrison.
Kalpana Chawla Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown
Kalpana Chawla was 40 years 10 months & 15 days old age.
