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I knew Kalpana Chawla and Rick Husband from our weekly meetings where they represented the astronaut office. Both were extremely nice people and Kalpana was delighted with the fact that I was from India as well. I truly believe that India and the world has lost a great astronaut in Kalpana Chawla. It is still very hard for me to believe that these people are no more. Tariq On Sun, 2 Feb 2003, Tim de Mello wrote: > Dr. Kalpana Chawla > > Forty-one-year-old Chawla graduated from Tagore School, Karnal, India, in > 1976. She received her B.Sc. in aeronautical engineering from Punjab > Engineering College, India, in 1982 and her Master's of Science in aerospace > engineering from University of Texas in 1984. This was followed by a PhD in > aerospace engineering from University of Colorado, 1988. > > Chawla's love of flying led to her career as an astronaut. She was one of > more than 2,000 applicants for a civilian scientist's position on Columbia's > voyage. According to NASA her academic accomplishments, intense physical > fitness and experience as a pilot made her a natural choice. > > Columbia was Chawla's second voyage into space. Previously, she had logged > more than 375 hours in space and was the prime robotic arm operator on a > shuttle flight in 1997. -- Tariq Siddiqui [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************************* Rockets Lover! Laker Hater !!! *******************************************************************************
