GLOSSARY

Aerospace Engineering  

relating to rockets, missiles, space vehicles, etc., that fly or          
operate to aircraft and spacecraft

Astronaut

a person trained for travelling in space

Crew

the persons who work on and operated a ship, an aircraft or 
a spacecraft

NASA  

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Posthumous award

award given after a person’s death

Spaceshuttle           

a spacecraft designed to travel into space

STS 87                          

Space Transport System. 87=87th flight of space shuttle

Microgravity    

related to the weightless space environment

Biography of kalpana chawla by m.kavitha