Kalpana Chawla was one of the most brilliant space person of the world, who touched the heights of the space, and dreamed of confessing the entire world through space.
Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal town in Haryana on1 July 1961.
Kalpana Chawla was a great dreamer. She always dreamed of flying like a bird in the space and observe the elegant shape of the planet earth from up there. Kalpana Chawla was also very fond of dancing. She learned Bharat Natyam between 1992 and 1994 at the San Jose based Abhinaya Dance Company. Thereafter, she joined NASA and was selected from 2,962 applicants for the space programmes.
Kalpana Chawla’s application was accepted by NASA in December 1994, and thereafter she began her training in the Johnson Space Centre. In the year 1997, she took her first flight in the space and said that she felt as if everything was racing behind her. The moon too raced away from her and soon become invisible. Thus, everything would strike for sometime and thereafter get lost from the sight.
It was a strange phenomenon for Kalpana Chawla. She had never had seen things in such a wonderful way ever before. It was the first time, when she had observed the magnificent creations of God so closely. It was as if her all dreams have turned to reality. At the young age of 41, she had circled around the earth for 252 times and have completed 760 hours in space.
Unfortunately, this shining star of the space died on
1 February 2003, when space shuttle Columbia exploded with a high bang before landing on the earth. The whole world was shocked at the sudden death of this brave lady of space. Millions of her fans paid tributes to her and wished that almighty God shall grant peace to her soul.
Kalpana Chawla may not be among us today, but her name shall forever shine in the hearts of the mankind of the earth.
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