Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn vs Kalpana Chawla
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Compare the life timelines of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008) and Kalpana Chawla (1962–2003) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 41 years, from 1962 to 2003.
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008)
- — Born in Kislovodsk Verified
- — Graduated in mathematics from Rostov State University Verified
- — Arrested and sentenced to eight years in labour camps Verified
- — One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich published in Novy Mir Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — The Gulag Archipelago published in Paris Verified
- — Expelled from the Soviet Union Verified
- — Settled in Cavendish, Vermont Verified
- — Returned to Russia Verified
- — Died in Moscow Verified
Kalpana Chawla (1962–2003)
- — Born in Karnal, Haryana, India Verified
- — Earned a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering Verified
- — Moved to the United States for graduate study Verified
- — Began work at NASA Ames Research Center Verified
- — Received a doctorate in aerospace engineering Verified
- — Became a naturalized citizen of the United States Verified
- — Selected as a NASA astronaut candidate Verified
- — First spaceflight aboard Columbia on STS-87 Verified
- — Launched on the STS-107 research mission Verified
- — Died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Verified