WASHINGTON: Kalpana Chawla lived for the very event she died in. A US newspaper reported that she once told her brother Girish Chawla that if she had to die, she hoped it would be in a crash.

WASHINGTON: Hundreds of people of Indian origin gathered at a Houston park to pray for the seven astronauts, among them 'India's daughter' Kalpana Chawla, who perished in the Columbia disaster.

A memorial monument with images of the three cosmonauts still ... Anderson, David M. Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel B. Clark, Ilan Ramon The Columbia shuttle disaster was the last disaster in ...

Kalpana Chawla was born on March 17, 1962 in Karna, India. However, ... As per reports, Kalpana Chawla also spoke to the then Indian Prime Minister IK Gujral and sent images of Himalayan from space.

“This image is a fitting tribute to Dr. Chawla’s passion for exploration. Hosting it on the lunar surface is a reminder of her legacy and an inspiration to future generations.” ” — Madhu ...

Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian-born woman to go to space in 1997. She graduated from UTA in 1984 with a master’s degree in aerospace engineering, and spent hot summers working on her ...

Kalpana Chawla was born on March 17, 1962, in Karnal, Haryana and is regarded as a striking astronaut for playing a leading role on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997. Working at the forefront of ...

Kalpana Chawla, born on March 17 ... she interacted with then-Indian Prime Minister IK Gujral, sharing images of the Himalayas taken from space. 8. Her second and final space mission was aboard ...