Kalpana Chawla Trivia Quiz: Indian-American astronaut

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Kalpana Chawla Trivia Quiz: Indian-American astronaut

Kalpana Chawla was born in 1962 and died in 2003. An Indian-American astronaut and engineer, she was the first woman of Indian descent to go into space. She flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and robotic arm operator. She was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, and several streets, universities, and institutions have been named in her honor in India. She is considered a national hero there.

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In which year did she die?

  • 2002

  • 2003

  • 2004

  • 2001

Where was Kalpana Chawla born?

  • Chandigarh

  • Karnal

  • Patiala

  • Amritsar

She went on a mission to space named?

  • STS-117 and STS-67

  • STS-107 and STS-97

  • STS-107 and STS-87

  • STS-108 and STS-97

In which American city did she attend her Ph.D.?

  • MIT

  • Harvard

  • The truth

  • Colorado Boulder

In 1997, Chawla was the only woman to be posthumously awarded the

  • Bharat Ratna

  • Padma Shri

  • Pravasiya Bharat Samman Puraskar

  • Congressional Space Medal of Honor

When was Kalpana Chawla born?

  • March 17, 1962

  • March 27, 1962

  • May 7, 1962

  • June 17, 1965

Kalpana was selected on her first mission in which year?

  • 1993

  • 1994

  • 1995

  • 1996

Name the rock band that released an album in her memory?

  • Eagles

  • Deep Purple

  • Led Zeppelin

  • Bullets for my Valentine

How many NASA awards had she won?

  • 3

  • 2

  • 6

  • 4

From where did she get her Bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering?

  • MIT

  • University of Texas

  • Punjab Engineering college

  • Institute of Aeronautical engineering

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