An Indian American Woman in Space

An Indian American Woman in Space

Summary in English-

Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal Haryana. In 1982 she went to the U.S. for studies in aeronautical engineering. She married flight instructor Jean-Pierre Harrison. She got married to an American citizen. So she is called an Indian-American.

She applied for NASA's Space Shuttle Program and got hired as a research scientist at NASA. She was then selected for training as an astronaut.

According to the journalist, one needs to know a lot about everything-biology, astrophysics, aeronautical engineering etc.

Kalpana Chawla's first mission in space lasted 15 days, 16 hours and 34 minutes. She went around earth for 252 times travelling 10.75 million kilometres.

Unfortunataly she was died in a space craft crassh. She was the first Indian American woman went to space.

Kalpana says that the path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it.

Summary in Hindi -

कल्पना चावला का जन्म करनाल, हरियाणा मेँ हुआ था| जब वह 1982 में एयरोनॉटिकल इंजीनियरिंग के लिए अमेरिका गई| उसका विवाह एक अमेरिकन नागरिक flight instructor Jean-Pierre Harrison से हुआ था| इसीलिए उसे इंडियन-अमेरिकन कहा जाता है|

उसने नासा (NASA) के स्पेस शटल प्रोग्राम के लिए आवेदन किया और उसे रिसर्च साइंटिस्ट के लिए चुन लिया गया| उसके बाद उसे एस्ट्रोनॉट के ट्रेनिंग के लिए चुना गया|

एक पत्रकार के अनुसार एक एस्ट्रोनॉट को बायोलॉजी, एस्ट्रोफिजिक्स, ऐरोनोटिकल इंजीनियरिंग आदि का ज्ञान होना जरुरी है| कल्पना चावला का पहला स्पेस मिशन 15 दिन 16 घंटे और 34 मिनट का था| वह 10.75 million kilometres यात्रा करते हुए 252 times पृथ्वी के चारो ओर पहुंची|

दुर्भाग्यवश उसकी मृत्यु स्पेस क्राफ्ट के क्रैश से हुई| वह स्पेस पहुँचनेवाली पहली भारतीय-अमेरिकन महिला थी|

कल्पना चावला ने कहा था कि स्वपन से सफलता का मार्ग है, अगर आपके पास इसकी क्षमता है|

 
An Indian American Woman in Space

Question Answer -

1. Where was Kalpana Chawla born? Why is she called an Indian American?

Ans. - Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal Haryana. She got married to an American citizen. So she is called an Indian-American.

2. When and why did she go to the U.S.? Who did she marry?

Ans. - In 1982 she went to the U.S. for studies in aeronautical engineering. She married flight instructor Jean-Pierre Harrison.

3. How did she become an astronaut? What gave her the idea that she could be an astronaut?

Ans. - She applied for NASA's Space Shuttle Program and got hired as a research scientist at NASA. She was then selected for training as an astronaut.

4. What abilities must an astronaut have, according to the journalist?

Ans. -According to the journalist, one needs to know a lot about everything-biology, astrophysics, aeronautical, engineering etc.

5. Describe Kalpana Chawla's first mission in space?

Ans.- Kalpana Chawla's first mission in space lasted 15 days. 16 hours and 34 minutes. She went around earth for 252 times travelling 10.75 million kilometres.

6. What does Kalpana Chawla say about pursuing a dream? Do you agree with her that success is possible?

Ans. - Kalpana says that the path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it.

Yes I do agree with her that success is possible.

A. Match the following - Answers -

1. a sad accident of a kind that has never happened before in space

2. a person with the correct qualification to teach people to fly planes

3. a set of jobs to be done in space by a group

4. great expertise in a limited field or

5. having knowledge of a wide variety of subject

6. something that causes feeling of respect and wonder

7. now-a-days, in these times

B. Answers -

1. 16 Jan 2003

2. Seven

3. 15 days, 16 hours and 34 min.

4. 80

5. 1 Feb. 2003

6. 200000 feet