- Kalpana Chawla is the first woman in India to visit the moon.
- She is an Indian born American citizen.
- All her education was done in America.
- She was an extremely brave young and talented young woman.
- She died when her space shuttle was re entering the earth’s atmosphere
- Along with her, 6 other members died.
- She was only 40 years old when she died.
- She was married to a man named Jean- Pierre Harrison.
- The couple did not have a y children.
- She worked with NASA.