Biography Of Kalpana Chawla ( A-34)
Author : Rph Editorial Board
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Page : pages
File Size : 15,75 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
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ISBN : 9788178123332
Author : Rph Editorial Board
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Page : pages
File Size : 15,75 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
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ISBN : 9788178123332
Author : Sunita Rani
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 14,26 MB
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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Biography of Kalpana Chawla: Reaching for the Stars by Sunita Rani: Discover the remarkable journey of Kalpana Chawla, an Indian-American astronaut, as Sunita Rani explores her achievements, space missions, and inspirational legacy as a woman in space and a symbol of perseverance and exploration. If you want to attain something then remain focussed’ were the words of none other than Kalpana Chawla. This also sums up her life. She remained focused and reached where others fear to tread. Kalpana Chawla belonged to a middle class family in Haryana. She was born to Banarasi Lal Chawla and Sanjyothi on July 1, 1961 at Karnal, in Punjab, now in Haryana. Kalpana had two sisters and a brother who were elder to her. She was the youngest; therefore, everyone affectionately called her ‘Montu’.
Author : Anil Padmanabhan
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 47,48 MB
Release : 2003-05-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8184758448
Born into a conservative family in a provincial town in Haryana, Kalpana Chawla dreamt of the stars. And through sheer hard work, indomitable intelligence and immense faith in herself, she became the first Indian woman to travel to space, and even more remarkably, to travel twice. In this well-researched biography, journalist Anil Padmanabhan talks to people who knew her— family and friends at Karnal, and colleagues at NASA—to produce a moving portrait of a woman whose life was a shining affirmation that if you have a dream, no matter how hard it is, you can achieve it.
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Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 43,74 MB
Release : 2023-02-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9355214804
"When you look at the stars and the galaxy, you feel that you are not just from any particular piece of land, but from the solar system." — these were the first words of the first Indian woman astronaut, Kalpana Chawla, when she landed on the earth. The story of Kalpana Chawla is the story of a dream becoming reality. It is the story that starts in the small city of Karnal and ends in space. Hers is a story that gives us the belief that the path from dreams to success does exist, all one needs is the vision, the perseverance, and the courage to follow it. This book is an attempt to relive the story of our forgotten hero - Kalpana Chawla. Through the pages of this book, the reader will become a part of her journey which travels from Karnal to Nasa and finally to space.
Author : Sunita Rani
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 38,59 MB
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9351861627
Author : Praveen Arora
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 39,47 MB
Release : 2017-09-19
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ISBN : 9781549738708
A Biography of Kalpna Chawla
Author : Indra Gupta
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Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,85 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Astronauts
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Life and works of Kalpana Chawla, 1961-2003, first professional astronaut of Indian origin.
Author : Gurdeep Pandher
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Page : pages
File Size : 41,62 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
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ISBN : 9788186898369
Author : Harrison Publishing
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Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,30 MB
Release : 2011-03-01
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ISBN : 9780976827917
Biography of India-born NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla. Covers her life from birth in India to graduate studies in the US, followed by an aerospace career culminating in her 1994 selction into the NASA astronaut corps. Details her astronaut training and two spoace shuttle flights, STS-87 in 1997, and the ill-fated STS-107 in 2003.Wrireen by her husband, Jean-Pierre Harrison.
Author : Anil Padmanabhan
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 18,80 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780143335863
Born into a conservative family in a provincial town, in Haryana, Kalpana Chawla dreamt of the stars. Through sheer hard work, indomitable intelligence and immense faith in herself, she became the first indian woman to travel into space, and most remarkably to travel twice. A shinning career was tragically cut short in the recent Columbia mishap. In this well researched biography, journalist Padmanabhan talks to people who knew her, family and friends at Karnal, and colleagues at Nasa, to produce a moving portrait of a woman whose life was unique.