As Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore safely return to Earth, the world remembers Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-origin woman in space, whose legacy continues to inspire generations.

Kalpana Chawla, born March 17, 1962, was an Indian American astronaut who died in the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. She had a distinguished education and career in aerospace engineering ...

Kalpana Chawla's name remains immortal in space history. Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is on her way to Earth after an extended nine-month stay at the International Space Station (ISS).

However, Chawla took a different approach. She decided not to take samosas to space. Her husband, Jean-Pierre Harrison, author of “The Edge of Time: The Authoritative Biography of Kalpana Chawla ...

Kalpana Chawla: Born on March 17, 1962, in Karnal, India, was a pioneering astronaut and the first Indian-American woman to travel to space. Kalpana Chawla Birthday: Kalpana Chawla, born on March ...

Joey Arora is the esteemed recipient of the Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Graduate Award ... There, she met the crew of NASA’s 77th space shuttle mission and was inspired to pursue an advanced ...

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 ...

She joined NASA in 1998 and went on to spend over 300 days in space. Known for her record-setting spacewalks, Williams remains a powerful role model for aspiring astronauts. Kalpana Chawla ...

Founded in 1962, the Kennedy Space Center has launched NASA astronauts from Neil Armstrong to Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams into space The drive from Disneyland took us through a flat and swampy ...