WorksheetsKalpana Chawla An Indian American woman in space
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The first Indian woman to go to space. She passed away in the infamous Columbia disaster in 2003
Sunita Williams
Kalpana Chawla
when was Kalpana Chawla born and where?
July 1, 1961, Karnal, Haryana
January 2, 1960 ,Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
April 23, 2009 , Texas,U.S
December 1 ,1961,Abu Dhabi, U.A.E
In which segment did Kalpana Chawla was awarded her degree?
degree in Astrology
degree in Astronautical
degree in Aeronautical
What was the name of the space craft Kalpana Chawla travelled on?
Columbia STS - 87
Atlantis STS - 135
Columbia STS - 73
Was Kalpana Chawla a naturalized citizen of U.S ?
True
False
In Kalpana's first mission how many times did they go around the earth
175 times
105 times
312 times
252 times
When was the information of the columbia disaster reported
Sunday evening
Saturday night
Thursday morning
How many experiments did the crew conduct
10
50
80
40
Is it true that you need encyclopaedic knowledge to be an astronaut ?
True
False
I don't think it is compulsory
After experimenting in space what was their budget
56 million dollars
46 million dollars
It was all free
Could Kalpana Chawla fly other planes other than the space shuttle ?
Yes
No
I don't know
Did the town of karnal stay up all night
Yes
No
They felt sleepy and went to sleep
Which of the following did the crew contain
Kalpana Chawla ,Himalayan ,Japanese
Sunita Williams,Ukrainian ,Japanese
Kalpana Chawla ,Ukrainian ,Japanese
Was Kalpana Chawla an Indian or was she an American astronaut ?
Indian
American
Both Indian and American
