Kalpana Chawla
"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...
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| Language: | English |
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Philomel,
2023.
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| Series: | She persisted (Philomel Books)
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| 100 | 1 | |a Mirchandani, Raakhee, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Kalpana Chawla / |c written by Raakhee Mirchandani ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint. |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Philomel, |c 2023. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2023 | |
| 300 | |a 62 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 21 cm. | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
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| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a She persisted | |
| 500 | |a "Inspired by She persisted by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger." | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-62). | ||
| 590 | |a Genre sticker: Bio. | ||
| 520 | |a "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"-- |c Provided by publisher | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Chawla, Kalpana, |d 1961-2003 |v Juvenile nonfiction. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women astronauts |z United States |v Biography |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women astronauts |z India |v Biography |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Astronauts |z United States |v Biography |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Astronauts |z India |v Biography |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a East Indian American women |z United States |v Biography |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
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| 700 | 1 | |a Flint, Gillian. | |
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