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Kalpana Chawla (July 1, 1961 - February 1, 2003) was an astronaut and space shuttle mission specialist of STS-107 (Columbia) who was killed when the craft disintegrated after reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.

Early Life

Chawla was born in Karnal[?], Haryana, India. Her interest in flight was inspired by J. R. D. Tata, India's first pilot.

Education

Chawla studied aeronautical engineering at the Punjab Engineering College in 1982 where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree.

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Thereafter she moved to the United States to obtain a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering from University of Texas (1984). Dr. Chawla earned a doctorate in aerospace engineering from University of Colorado in 1988.

That same year she began working for NASA's Ames Research Center.

Kalpana Chawla became a naturalized USA citizen, and married Jean-Pierre Harrison, a freelance flying instructor.

Chawla held a certified flight instructor's license with airplane a