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She was one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the spacecraft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth 's atmosphere on 1 February 2003. [6] Chawla's second flight was on STS-107, the final flight of Columbia, in 2003.
Jan 27, 2023 · The tragedy struck on February 1, 2003, when the world was waiting for ‘Columbia’, the space shuttle, to return to Earth after a 15-day stint in space, living and working in zero gravity. The...
Jan 27, 2023 · Indian-origin astronaut Kalpana Chawla was on her second mission to space when disaster struck and seven astronauts lost their lives. Here's what happened.
Feb 10, 2022 · Resources. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian-born woman to go to space in 1997. Six years later, on February 1, 2003, Chawla died when the space shuttle Columbia broke up on...
Jun 18, 2024 · Upon reentering the atmosphere on February 1, 2003, the Columbia orbiter suffered a catastrophic failure due to a breach that occurred during launch when falling foam from the External Tank struck the Reinforced Carbon Carbon panels on the underside of the left wing.
1 day ago · Chawla’s journey began in 1997, becoming the first Indian-born woman in space, and later serving on STS-107 in 2003, dedicated to microgravity experiments aboard Columbia. The STS-107 mission ...
Feb 2, 2003 · India is mourning the loss of astronaut Kalpana Chawla, one of seven astronauts killed aboard the space shuttle Columbia.
Feb 1, 2024 · If citizens halfway across the globe hadn’t heard of Kalpana Chawla until then, they certainly did in February 2003. The Columbia disaster shocked the entire international scientific community, and Chawla’s death was mourned deeply in her home country.
Feb 1, 2023 · Kalpana Chawla, PhD, was an engineer, pilot, and astronaut who spent more than 30 days in space over two Space Shuttle missions. Chawla was born in Karnal, India, and was fascinated by flight since her childhood.
February 1 marks the death anniversary of Indian origin astronaut Kalpana Chawla. The astronaut who passed away at the age of 40 became the first woman of Indian origin who went to space. Kalpana along with six other crew members died when their spacecraft Columbia was entering the Earth’s atmosphere.
