"I could then see my reflection in the window and in the retina of my eyes the whole earth and the sky could be seen reflected... So I called all the crew mothers one by one as they nil saw it and everybody said, "Oh.. Wow", Columbia Astronaut Kalpaita Chawla on seeing lire reflection in the Orbiters over/lead window.
Born in Kama], India. Kalpana Chawla enjoys flying, hiking, back-packing, and reading. She holds Certificated Flight Instructor's license with airplane and glider ratings, Commercial Pilot's licenses for single-and multi-engine land and seaplanes, Gliders and instrument rating for airplanes. She enjoys flying aerobatics and tail- wheel airplanes. Graduated from Tagore School, Kamal, India, in 1976. Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College. India, 1982. Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering from University of Texas, 1984. Doctorate of Phi loopy in aerospace engineering from University of Colorado. 1988.
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