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 Kalpana Chawla (She Persisted)
 Author: Mirchandani, Raakhee

 Publisher:  Philomel (2023)

 Dewey: 629.4500
 Classification: Biography
 Physical Description: 62 p., ill., 20 cm

 BTSB No: 649505 ISBN: 9780593620632
 Ages: 6-9 Grades: 1-4

 Subjects:
 Chawla, Kalpana, -- 1961-2003
 Women astronauts -- United States -- Biography
 Women astronauts -- India -- Biography
 Astronauts -- United States -- Biography
 Astronauts -- India -- Biography
 East Indian American women -- United States -- Biography
 Women astronauts
 Astronauts
 East Indian American women -- Biography

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Summary:
Born and raised in India, Kalpana Chawla was discouraged from pursuing a career in aeronautical engineering because of the limited career options for women in the field. But she persisted, getting her degree and then moving to the US to obtain more advanced education before joining NASA and becoming the first Indian-born woman to go to space. Though she was killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, she continues to inspire girls around the world to pursue their dreams of spaceflight.

 Illustrator: Flint, Gillian



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