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This planet below you is our campsite, and you know of no other campground.
Kalpana Chawla
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Kalpana Chawla
Age: 40 †
Born: 1962
Born: March 17
Died: 2003
Died: February 1
Aerospace Engineer
Amateur Radio Operator
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Earth
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