User:Riju v425/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Kalpana Chawla

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it was listed as a C-class article in the category of "Asian Americans." Additionally, I grew up reading about Kalpana Chawla as a kid, and reading her story inspired me to pursue my own interests.

Lead Section
The lead section of this article is relatively consise. It includes a descriptive opening sentence that explains Chawla's identity. It summarizes each section well, though the sections themselves are sparse.

Content
The article focuses primarily on Chawla's space missions. It discusses her life before her two space missions only briefly. There is some irrelevant content about the administrative aftermath of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. The most extensive section in the article is the section on Chawla's honors and recognition. Overall, based on the information available, the article's content is decent, if slightly unbalanced.

Tone and Balance
The article is relatively balanced as far as tone. The talk page indicates that any instances of biased perspectives were already altered to be more neutral.

Sources and References
The quality of the sources here could be improved. The majority of the sources come from news articles, which would be appropriate for the honors and recognitions section but not Chawla's life and impact. As Chawla passed away relatively recently, it would be difficult to find more academic sources on Chawla's life, though her many research articles are readily available. A section on her research might be pertinent considering the impact it seemed to have on her field. There are instances. I wonder why the author did not cite the autobiographies mentioned in the "additional reading section."

There are some instances of uncited material, such as the quote from Chawla in the "first space mission" section.

Organization and Writing Quality
The writing quality of the article is alright, but there are a few issues which should be fixed. The sentence beginning the "career" section is a fragment. Its organization is decent, though different sections could be elaborated upon. A subsection in the "career" section could discuss Chawla's research.

Images and Media
There are only three images in the article. They do enhance the understanding of the topic. They are all either in the public domain or appropriately licensed. Some of the images are rather small, but other than that there is no issue with the layout.

Talk Page
The talk page of the article documents several edits made to the article to make its wording more objective and academic. The article is generally ranked class C and low importance in most of the categories that it falls into. It was originally part of a class project for the University of Oklahoma's Cold War Science course in Spring 2019. The way Wikipedia discusses this topic seems standard.

Overall Impressions
Overall, the article is in decent shape but could be made more comprehensive. Its main strength is its description of Chawla's space missions. However, a section could be added about Chawla's extensive research in aerospace engineering. Overall, it is relatively complete.