On Kalpana Chawla's birth anniversary, let us look at the love story of the astronaut with her husband, Jean Pierre Harrison.

Born in Karnal, Haryana, Kalpana was the first Indian woman who went to space. In her memory, the first Indian water ...

From small towns in India to the vast expanse of space, there Indian-origin astronauts have orbited the Earth, conducted ...

Kalpana Chawla, born March 17, 1962, was an Indian American astronaut who died in the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

She chose her own name!Her family called her ‘Monto’, but when she started school, the principal asked her to choose a formal ...

Chawla's remarkable journey from a small town in India to the vast expanse of space, soon became a symbol of ambition, ...

Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is on her way to Earth after an extended nine-month stay at the International Space Station (ISS).

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 ...

Sunita Williams and Kalpana Chawla shared a love for samosas, one of the most popular Indian snacks. (Photo by Handout / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO ...

The Crew Dragon capsule, with Williams and Butch Willmore aboard, is expected to splash down off Florida’s Gulf Coast late night India time ...