Life and Achievements of Astronaut Kalpana Chawla
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Our today’s Lesson is -
Two women
Two women
“Kalpana Chawla”
Unit: 01,
People or Institutions Making History,
Lesson: 3 , Page No: 12
Learning Outcomes
Tell the meanings of some new words.
tell about the early space mission.
tell about Kalpana Chawla.
Kalpana
Chawla
(
17
March
1962
-
1
February
2003
)
Chawla
was
born
in
Karnal
,
India
.
She
completed
her
earlier
schooling
at
Tagore
Baal
Niketan
Senior
Secondary
School
,
Karnal
.
She
is
the
first
Indian-born
woman
and
the
second
person
in
space
from
this
sub-continent
.
After
graduating
in
Aeronautical
Engineering
from
Punjab
Engineering
College
,
India
,
in
1982
,
Chawla
moved
to
the
United
States
the
same
year
.
She
obtained
her
Masters
degree
in
Aerospace
Engineering
from
the
University
of
Texas
in
1984
.
Later
she
did
her
Ph
.
D
.
in
Aerospace
Engineering
in
1988
from
the
University
of
Colorado
.
Determined
to
become
an
astronaut
even
in
the
face
of
the
Challenger
disaster
1986
that
broke
apart
73
seconds
into
its
flight
,
leading
to
the
deaths
of
its
seven
crew
members
,
Chawla
joined
NASA
in
1988
.
She
began
working
as
a
Vice
President
where
she
did
Computational
Fluid
Dynamics
(
CFD
)
research
on
vertical
take-off
and
landing
.
In
1991
she
got
U
.
S
.
citizenship
and
started
her
career
as
a
NASA
astronaut
in
1995
.
She
was
selected
for
her
first
flight
in
1996
.
She
spoke
the
following
words
while
travelling
in
the
weightlessness
of
space
,
ÔÔ
You
are
just
your
intelligence
”.
She
had
travelled
10.67
million
miles
,
as
many
as
252
times
around
the
Earth
.
Time: 5
minutes
Astronaut
A person who is trained
to travel in spacecraft
Misfortune
Disaster
Weightless
Feeling light in the space
Satellite
Shuttle
Source of trouble
Budge horn
Accident
Misadventure
Yuri Gagarin
The first human
being to travel to
outer space in 1961
Kalpana Chawla is the first Indian-born
woman and the second person in space
from Indian sub-continent.
Kalpana Chawla was born in 17 March
1962 in Karnal, India. She came from an
ordinary family.
Kalpana Chawla completed her early
schooling at Tagore Baal Niketan Senior
Secodary School, Karnal.
Kalpana Chawla graduated in
Aeronautical Engineering from Panjab
Engineering College, India.
University of Texas
University of Colorado
Kalpana Chawla obtained her Master’s
degree in Aerospace Engineering from the
University of Texas in 1984.
Kalpana Chawla did her Ph.D. in
Aerospace Engineering in 1988 from the
University of Colorado
In 1991 she got U.S. citizenship and started her career
as a NASA astronaut in 1995
She travelled 6.5 million miles.
Her first space mission began on 19 November 1997 with six
other astronauts on the space Shuttle Columbia and this
mission lasted for 15 days, 16 hours, 34 minutes and 4 second.
In her first space mission Chawla’s responsibility was to deploy
the Spartan Satellite but she failed to do it successfully.
Pair work
Pair work
Winston Scott and Tako Doi had a spacewalk to
retrieve the Spartan Satellite.
In 200 Kalpana Chawla was selected for her
second space mission STS 107.
Kalpana Chawla
On 16 January 2003, Kalpana finally started her new mission
with six other space crew on the ill-fated space shuttle
Columbia
Accident happened because of the damage in one of
Columbia’s wings caused by a piece of insulating foam
the external fuel tank peeling off during the launch.
Kalpana Chawla’s death
All the crew in Columbia including Chawla died only
16 minutes prior to their schedule landing.
Why was Chawla’s second space mission delayed?
What was the reason of such a fatal accident?
Group: One
Group: Two
Where did Kalpana Chawla start her career?
Group: Three
What was the responsibility of Chawla in her first space mission?
Group: Four
Answering the questions below
Evaluation
Evaluation
Home Work
THANKS
Delve into the inspiring journey of Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-born woman in space. From her early life in India to joining NASA and embarking on space missions, learn about her determination, accomplishments, and the legacy she left behind.
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Identity of the content builder MN ABSAR Lecturer in English BN School & College Kaptai Rangamati Hill district Presentation made for class Nine Twelve Class English 1st Paper Text item
Lets see some pictures and try to guess Astronauts
Our todays Lesson is - Two women Kalpana Chawla Unit: 01, People or Institutions Making History, Lesson: 3 , Page No: 12
Learning Outcomes At the end of the class, the students will be able to - Tell the meanings of some new words. tell about the early space mission. tell about Kalpana Chawla.
Time: 5 minutes Read the text silently Kalpana Chawla (17 March 1962 - 1 February 2003) Chawla was born in Karnal, India. She completed her earlier schooling at Tagore Baal Niketan Senior Secondary School, Karnal. She is the first Indian-born woman and the second person in space from this sub-continent. After graduating in Aeronautical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, India, in 1982, Chawla moved to the United States the same year. She obtained her Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas in 1984. Later she did her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering in 1988 from the University of Colorado. Determined to become an astronaut even in the face of the Challenger disaster 1986 that broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members, Chawla joined NASA in 1988. She began working as a Vice President where she did Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) research on vertical take-off and landing. In 1991 she got U.S. citizenship and started her career as a NASA astronaut in 1995. She was selected for her first flight in 1996. She spoke the following words while travelling in the weightlessness of space, You are just your intelligence .She had travelled 10.67 million miles, as many as 252 times around the Earth.
A person who is trained Astronaut to travel in spacecraft Disaster Misfortune Feeling light in the space Weightless
Source of trouble Satellite Accident Misadventure Shuttle Budge horn
Do you know the person? The first human being to travel to outer space in 1961 Yuri Gagarin
Lets know about Kalpana Chawla Kalpana Chawla was born in 17 March 1962 in Karnal, India. She came from an ordinary family. Kalpana Chawla is the first Indian-born woman and the second person in space from Indian sub-continent.
Kalpana Chawlas Education Kalpana Chawla completed her early schooling at Tagore Baal Niketan Senior Secodary School, Karnal. Kalpana Chawla graduated in Aeronautical Engineering from Panjab Engineering College, India.
University of Texas University of Colorado Kalpana Chawla did her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering in 1988 from the University of Colorado Kalpana Chawla obtained her Master s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas in 1984.
Kalpana Chawla joined NASA as vice president in 1988 In 1991 she got U.S. citizenship and started her career as a NASA astronaut in 1995
Kalpana Chawla was selected for her first flight in 1996 She travelled 6.5 million miles. Her first space mission began on 19 November 1997 with six other astronauts on the space Shuttle Columbia and this mission lasted for 15 days, 16 hours, 34 minutes and 4 second.
Spartan Satellite In her first space mission Chawla s responsibility was to deploy the Spartan Satellite but she failed to do it successfully.
Pair work Make a flow chart finding out the historical importance of the mentioned years in the text. First one has been done.
Winston Scott and Tako Doi had a spacewalk to retrieve the Spartan Satellite.
In 200 Kalpana Chawla was selected for her second space mission STS 107.
Kalpana Chawla On 16 January 2003, Kalpana finally started her new mission with six other space crew on the ill-fated space shuttle Columbia
Accident happened because of the damage in one of Columbia s wings caused by a piece of insulating foam the external fuel tank peeling off during the launch.
Kalpana Chawlas death All the crew in Columbia including Chawla died only 16 minutes prior to their schedule landing.
Where did Kalpana Chawla start her career? Group: One Why was Chawla s second space mission delayed? Group: Two What was the reason of such a fatal accident? Group: Three What was the responsibility of Chawla in her first space mission? Group: Four
Evaluation Answering the questions below
Home Work Write a summery on the passage Kalpana Chawla
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