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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 was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, [7] and several streets, universities, and institutions are named in her honor.
Indians were perhaps introduced to the dangers associated with space missions when Kalpana Chawla – the first woman astronaut of Indian-origin in space— died in a space-shuttle crash in 2003.
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 had 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 re-entry...
Jan 27, 2023 · Updated Jan 27, 2023, 5:57 PM IST. The spacecraft had seven astronauts on board, including India's Kalpana Chawla. The tragedy struck on February 1, 2003, when the world was waiting for...
Feb 5, 2003 · Bob Cabana, Nasa’s director of flight crew operations, said body parts of all seven astronauts in Saturday’s space tragedy had been recovered. However, forensics experts said details about how the seven astronauts died may never be known even after the fragmentary remains are genetically identified.
Dec 31, 2008 · Dec. 30, 2008. Seven astronauts slipped into unconsciousness within seconds and their bodies were whipped around in seats whose restraints failed as the space shuttle Columbia spun out of control...
