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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Kalpana K<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1980}} <br />
| birth_place = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], India<br />
| occupation = [[Aerospace engineering|Aeronautical engineer]]<br />
| years_active = 2003–present<br />
| organization = [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO)<br />
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'''Kalpana Kalahasti'''<ref>[https://www.thestatesman.com/who-is/who-is-kalpana-kalahasti-isro-scientist-behind-chandrayaan-3-1503215194.html Who is Kalpana Kalahasti, ISRO scientist behind Chandrayaan 3?] - The Statesman, 24 August 2023</ref> (born 1980) is an Indian scientist and [[Aerospace engineering|aerospace engineer]] working in the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO). She currently serves as the deputy project director of the [[Chandrayaan-3]] mission.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watta |first=Harnur |title=Meet Kalpana K: Force Behind Historic Landing Of Chandrayaan-3 |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/home-top-video/chandrayaan-3-women-scientists-kalpana-k |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=www.shethepeople.tv |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823152209/https://www.shethepeople.tv/home-top-video/chandrayaan-3-women-scientists-kalpana-k |url-status=live }}</ref> Kalpana has been instrumental in the construction of various satellites of India and was involved in the [[Chandrayaan-2]] and [[Mars Orbiter Mission|Mangalyaan]] missions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Brains Behind Chandrayaan-3 Mission |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/the-brains-behind-chandrayaan-3-4321182 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Kalpana was born in [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]] in 1980. She graduated in aeronautical engineering from the [[IIT Kharagpur|Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=A. D. |date=2023-08-24 |title=Key member of Chandrayaan-3 mission makes Tirupati proud |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/key-member-of-chandrayaan-3-mission-makes-tirupati-proud/article67231371.ece |access-date=2023-08-26 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
In 2003, she joined [[ISRO]] as a scientist. In the early years, Kalpana worked on various satellite projects and played a key role in the successful launch of several communication and remote sensing satellites. She has been at the forefront from developing propulsion systems for accurate satellite positioning to designing advanced imaging equipment to capture high-resolution images of the Earth. She eventually became a part of [[Mars Orbiter Mission]] (Mangalyan), a landmark project for ISRO and the [[Chandrayaan-2]] mission.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://janamtv.com/80737630/ |title=ചന്ദ്രയാന്റെ പിന്നിലെ നാരിശക്തി; സ്കൂളിലെ ബ്രില്യന്റ് സ്റ്റുഡന്റ് നിന്ന് ഡെപ്യൂട്ടി പ്രൊജക്റ്റ് ഡയറക്ടറിലേക്ക് എത്തിയ ബെംഗളൂരുകാരി; പത്മശ്രീ നൽകി രാജ്യം ആദരിച്ച ശാസ്ത്രജ്ഞ |access-date=2023-08-23 |archive-date=2023-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823152209/https://janamtv.com/80737630/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, she was appointed as the deputy project director of the [[Chandrayaan-3]] mission and was instrumental in designing and optimising the lunar lander systems.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Online {{!}} |first=E. T. |date=2023-08-23 |title=Most memorable moment for team Chandrayaan-3: Kalpana K, Deputy Project Director, Moon Mission |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/most-memorable-moment-for-team-chandrayaan-3-kalpana-k-deputy-project-director-moon-mission/videoshow/102991222.cms |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=The Economic Times |language=en}}</ref><br />
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