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1 day ago · On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle, intended to land at Kennedy Space Center, experienced hot gas damage due to a broken insulation piece. Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman to space, spent 30 days and 54 minutes. The Columbia shuttle depressurized, killing the crew, and the shuttle broke up over Texas and Louisiana.
3 days ago · She was the second American astronaut of Indian heritage to go into space, after Kalpana Chawla, who died in the Columbia disaster. Williams landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California with the crew of STS-117 on June 22, 2007.
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- Sunita Williams is an American astronaut. Her two spaceflights to the International Space Station combined lasted more than 321 days, ranking her s...
- In 1983 Sunita Williams entered the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. She was made an ensign in 1987 and reported for aviator training at...
- After she completed aviator training, Sunita Williams flew in helicopter support squadrons during preparations for the Persian Gulf War and the est...
14 hours ago · This video delves into the tragic incident of NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle, which disintegrated upon reentering Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003, ending the lives of all seven astronauts onboard, including India's Kalpana Chawla. The crew was returning from a two-week mission, and everything appeared normal until communication was suddenly lost. The world watched in shock as the shuttle disintegrated, marking a dark day in space history. It has been 20 years since this disaster, with ...
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5 days ago · Chawla died during US launcher Columbia’s ill-fated 2003 mission, which ended with the lander disintegrating during its reentry into earth’s atmosphere.
3 days ago · Scores of people fell to their deaths in an open sewer during crush at religious event in India. Crush occurred when hundreds of people attempted to touch religious leader’s feet and collect soil...
2 days ago · Juhi Chawla has been married to entrepreneur Jay Mehta for 29 years. While the actor has always kept her private life away from the limelight, she recently opened up about her wedding and how her mother-in-law recalled the invitations because Juhi was overwhelmed with the idea of a grand wedding.
2 days ago · Facts in Brief. Launch Date: 1963-06-14 Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 1st Generation Upper Stage Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R Mass: 4720 kg. Funding Agency. Unknown (U.S.S.R) Discipline. Human Crew. Additional Information. Launch/Orbital information for Vostok 5. Telecommunications information for Vostok 5.
