The first woman of Indian origin to travel into space was:

Correct option is B

​The correct answer is (b) Kalpana Chawla

Explanation:

• Kalpana Chawla was the first woman of Indian origin to travel into space.
• She was born in Karnal, Haryana, India and later became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
• She was an astronaut and aerospace engineer at NASA.
• Her first space mission was aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-87) in 1997.
• Unfortunately, she lost her life in the Columbia disaster on February 1, 2003, when the shuttle disintegrated upon re-entry.

Information Booster:

First Indian in Space:

• Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma
• Mission: Soyuz T-11 (Part of the Soviet Interkosmos Program)
• Date: 3 April 1984
• Spacecraft: Soyuz T-11 (launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, USSR)
• Crew Members: Yury Malyshev (Commander), Gennady Strekalov (Flight Engineer), Rakesh Sharma (Research Cosmonaut)

Additional Knowledge:

Sunita is the second woman of Indian origin in space. Holds the record for the most spacewalks by a female astronaut.