First Indian-American astronaut and the first India born woman in space- She travelled over 10.4 million miles in 252 orbits of the earth, spending more than 372 hours in space
- First time flew to the outer space in 1977 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator
- She was born on March 17, 1962, in Karnal, Haryana, India.
- She died on Feb 1, 2003 when spaceship Columbia blew up while re-entry from the space. She was one of the 7 crew members on Columbia.
