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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.
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.
Feb 13, 2003 · The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has identified the remains of Indian-American astronaut Kalpana Chawla and her six colleagues, who were killed in the Columbia shuttle crash on...
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...
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.
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.
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...
Jun 18, 2024 · Kalpana Chawla, 41, was an aerospace engineer and an FAA Certified Flight Instructor. Chawla served as Flight Engineer and Mission Specialist 2 for STS-107.
Feb 1, 2003 · (CNN) -- India is mourning the loss of astronaut Kalpana Chawla, one of seven astronauts killed aboard the space shuttle Columbia. Chawla, who was born in the small town of Karnal in northern...
Jan 26, 2023 · Tragically, the astronauts perished when Columbia broke apart during reentry on Feb. 1, 2003. Left: STS-107 crew members David M. Brown, left, Rick D. Husband, Laurel. B. Clark, Kalpana Chawla, Michael P. Anderson, William C. “Willie” McCool, and Ilan Ramon. Right: The STS-107 crew patch.
