{"id":7793,"date":"2021-07-23T12:41:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T07:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncertsolutions.guru\/?p=7793"},"modified":"2021-07-23T14:44:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T09:14:21","slug":"ncert-solutions-for-class-6-english-honeysuckle-chapter-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncertsolutions.guru\/ncert-solutions-for-class-6-english-honeysuckle-chapter-4\/","title":{"rendered":"NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English Honeysuckle Chapter 4 An Indian-American Woman in Space : Kalpana Chawla"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English<\/a><\/p>\n

An Indian-American Woman in Space : Kalpana Chawla NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Honeysuckle Chapter 4<\/h2>\n

An Indian-American Woman in Space : Kalpana Chawla NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers<\/h3>\n

An Indian-American Woman in Space : Kalpana Chawla Working with the text<\/strong>
\nA. Answer the following questions.<\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nWhere was Kalpana Chawla born? Why is she called an Indian American?
\nAnswer:
\nKalpana Chawla was born in the Kamal district of Punjab in India. She is called an Indian American because she was a naturalized American citizen, but was born and brought up in India.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWhen and why did she go to the United States? Who did she marry?
\nAnswer:
\nShe went for a master\u2019s degree to the United States of America. She was married to the flight instructor, Jean-Pierre Harrison.<\/p>\n

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Question 3.
\nHow did she become an astronaut? What gave her the idea that she could be an astronaut?
\nAnswer:
\nKalpana had earned her Ph.D. in aerospace engineering, and had become a certified flight instructor. Later, she applied for NASA\u2019s space shuttle program. She was first hired as a research scientist at NASA. In 1994, she was selected by NASA for training as an astronaut. It was her dream to become an astronaut, and she worked very hard to become one. She was very intelligent and sharp.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nWhat abilities must an astronaut have, according to the journalist?
\nAnswer:
\nAccording to the journalist, it takes enormous ability to become an astronaut. You need to know a lot about everything, from biology to astrophysics to aeronautical engineering. You must have encyclopaedic knowledge to be an astronaut.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nDescribe Kalpana Chawla s first mission in space.
\nAnswer:
\nKalpana\u2019s first space mission in the space shuttle, Columbia, was 15 days, 16 hours and 34 minutes long. During this time she went around the earth 252 times, travelling 10.45 million kilometres! The crew included a Japanese and a Ukrainian astronaut. The crew performed experiments such as pollinating plants to observe food growth in space, and tests for making stronger metals and faster computer chips\u2014all for a price tag of about 56 million dollars.<\/p>\n

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Question 6.
\nWhat does Kalpana Chawla say about pursuing a dream? Do you agree with her that success is possible?
\nAnswer:
\nKalpana Chawla said that she just followed her dream, and never had any qualms about being a woman in a male-dominated field, or belonging to a small town in India. She just\u00a0 studied what interested her, and got encouragement for that. Yes, success is possible when you have the ability to overcome self-doubts.<\/p>\n

B. Read the newspaper report to find the following facts about the Columbia\u2019s ill-fated voyage.<\/p>\n