Kalpana Chawla- Personality: T1 CT2

Question 1

DOB and Place

Answer 1

17 March 1962 in Karnal, Haryana

Question 2

DOD and Place

Answer 2

1 February 2003 in the Space Shuttle Columbia over Texas

Question 3

Alma Mater

Answer 3

Tagore Baal Niketan Senior Secondary School
Punjab Engineering College
University of Texas
University of Arlington

Question 4

Her First Mission

Answer 4

19 November 1997 on the Space Shuttle Columbia Flight STS-87

Question 5

Awards she was given posthumously

Answer 5

The Congressional Space Medal of Honor
The NASA Space Flight Medal
The NASA Distinguished Service Medal

Question 6

Marriage

Answer 6

Married Jean-Pierre Harrison on 2 December 1983

Question 7

Quotes

Answer 7

“You must enjoy the journey because whether or not you get there, you must have fun on the way.”
“The journey matters as much as the goal.”
“The quickest way may not necessarily be the best.”