Dr. Kalpana Chawla was a highly skilled engineer and astronaut who became the first Asian American woman to travel to space. 👩‍🚀 Despite being dissuaded to pursue a career in STEAM, Dr. Chawla worked at NASA where she was dedicated to advancing space science and breaking down barriers in STEAM. In addition to her work as an engineer, Dr. Chawla helped bring students from India to the United States to study STEAM. 🚀 Dr. Chawla traveled to space in 1997, becoming the first Asian American woman

Women's Day: Kalpana Chawla - the woman who taught us to reach for the stars

Liftoff of the S.S. Kalpana Chawla