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Identifier
10023094
Description
University of Texas at Arlington alumni Kalpana Chawla describes her experiences while studying the integration of equipment in crew systems on the Columbia space shuttle. Chawla presented at UTA's Fort Worth Riverbend Campus on her first space voyage in 1997 and the inspiration she had from the Orion constellation. Chawla, who is seen wearing a blue NASA astronaut flight suit with a Group XV 1995 patch on her right arm, earned a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering at UTA in 1984.
Archival Date
1999-11-06
Collection Name
Shorthorn Photographs Collection
Collection Number
Unproc. 2022-23 [Frame 26]
Original Format
Negatives, Color
File Format
JPG
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License
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Subjects
Astronauts; Alumni; Educational facilities; Events
Names
Chawla, Kalpana, 1961-2003; Columbia (Spacecraft); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; University of Texas at Arlington
Subjects
Astronauts; Alumni; Educational facilities; Events