TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mirchandani,Raakhee
AU  - Flint,Gillian
TI  - Kalpana Chawla
T2  - She persisted
SN  - 9780593620632
AV  - TL789.85.C58 M57 2023
U1  - BIO CHA 23/eng/20230425
KW  - Chawla, Kalpana,
KW  - Women astronauts
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - India
KW  - Astronauts
KW  - East Indian American women
KW  - Women
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
N1  - "Inspired by She persisted by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger."; "Based on the bestselling picture book series by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-62); Ages 6-10
N2  - "Born and raised in India, Kalpana Chawla was discouraged from pursuing a career in aeronautical engineering because there were limited career options for women in that field. But she persisted, getting her degree and then moving to the US to obtain other, 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 in India and around the world to pursue their dreams of spaceflight"--
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