Born in the Indian state of Haryana in 1962, Kalpana Chawla moved to the US when she was 20. In 1997, She made India proud by becoming the first woman of Indian-origin to fly into space as a part of the six-member crew that flew the Space Shuttle Columbia flight STS-87. During the mission, she was responsible for deploying Spartan Satellite.
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