## Kalpana Chawla

`path/kalpana-chawla` · Real or sample path · From Campus Binge's data, as of 2026-10-15 · community view

Aeronautics to NASA astronaut

| Fact | Value | Trust |
|---|---|---|
| Now | Astronaut | community view |
| Turns | 8 | community view |
| Steps with a source | 8 | community view |
| Kind of path | Public figure, from public sources | community view |
| Removal | Anyone named can ask for removal | community view |

Sources:
1. Public interviews and widely reported profiles; not affiliated or endorsed
2. [Kalpana Chawla (Ph.D.), NASA Astronaut: Biographical Data (NASA Johnson Space Center)](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/chawla_kalpana.pdf), 2026-10-13
3. [Kalpana Chawla Story (Tagore Baal Niketan School, Karnal)](https://tagorebaalniketan.com/kalpana-chawla-story/), 2026-10-13
4. [Engineering college pays tribute to alumna Kalpana Chawla (The Tribune)](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/engineering-college-pays-tribute-to-alumna-kalpana-chawla-586524/), 2026-10-13
5. [Remembering astronaut and UTA trailblazer Kalpana Chawla (The University of Texas at Arlington)](https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2023/02/01/astronaut-and-uta-trailblazer-kalpana-chawla), 2026-10-13
6. [Two CU-Boulder engineering alums fly NASA space shuttle Nov. 19 (University of Colorado Boulder)](https://www.colorado.edu/today/1997/11/16/two-cu-boulder-engineering-alums-fly-nasa-space-shuttle-nov-19), 2026-10-13
7. [Spacecraft named for late astronaut and CU Boulder graduate Kalpana Chawla (University of Colorado Boulder, Aerospace Engineering Sciences)](https://www.colorado.edu/aerospace/2020/09/10/spacecraft-named-late-astronaut-and-cu-boulder-graduate-kalpana-chawla), 2026-10-13