November 19, 1997 · Cape Canaveral, Florida

Kalpana Chawla Launches Into Space

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The Indian-born engineer became the first woman of South Asian descent in space, aboard STS-87.

Sources

airandspace.si.edu airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/kalpana-chawla
nasa.gov nasa.gov/mission/sts-87

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