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Kalpana Chawla Birth Anniversary: Political Parties Pay Tributes to The First Woman Astronaut of Indian Origin

Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian origin woman to go to space. Her contribution to space science was honoured in 2005 when the Indian satellite MetSat-1 was named Kalpana-1.

Kalpana Chawla Birth Anniversary: Political Parties Pay Tributes to The First Woman Astronaut of Indian Origin

Kalpana Chawla who was born in Haryana, became the first woman of Indian origin to go to space on 19 November 1997, as part of the six-astronaut crew that flew the space shuttle Columbia. On the birth anniversary of the late astronaut political groups and several organizations have taken to social media to write tribute messages and thank her for inspiring a generation of Indians and budding astronauts the world over.

Kalpana Chawla Birth Anniversary Tributes:

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