American educator and astronaut.

Born September 2nd, 1948 in Boston.

Died January 28th, 1986 at 37 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).

Kalpana Chawla

Born March 17th, 1962 in Karnal.

Died February 1st, 2003 at 40 years old

Sally Ride

Born May 26th, 1951 in Los Angeles.

Died July 23rd, 2012 at 61 years old

Katherine Johnson

Born August 26th, 1918 in White Sulphur Springs.

Died February 24th, 2020 at 101 years old

Christine Cavanaugh

Born August 16th, 1963 in Layton.

Died December 22nd, 2014 at 51 years old

Christine Chubbuck

Born August 24th, 1944 in Hudson.

Died July 15th, 1974 at 29 years old