When did Kalpana Chawla first fly on Space Shuttle Columbia?
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Kalpana Chawla first flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997. She was part of the STS-87 mission, which was a 15-day mission to conduct various experiments in the microgravity environment of space. The mission was a success, and Chawla returned to Earth safely.
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