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Where was Kalpana Chawla born in India?

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  • Mumbai

  • Karnal

  • Kolkata

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Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal, India on March 17, 1962. She was the first woman of Indian descent to go to space, and the second Indian national to do so. She was a member of the United States' space shuttle program, and died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003.
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