In 1997, Kalpana Chawla realized her lifelong dream of traveling to space. She was the first American of Indian descent to accomplish that feat. Once it all seemed unimaginable.

A Trailblazer in Space Exploration. Born on March 17, 1962, in Karnal, Haryana, Kalpana Chawla grew up with a fascination for airplanes and space.

Kalpana Chawla was born on March 17, 1962, in Karnal, Haryana. She is regarded as the first woman to play a leading role in the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 ...

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 into Earth's ...

Tributes are pouring in for Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman in space, on what would have been her 55th birthday. Ms Chawla passed away in 2003 in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

BOULDER, Colo. — Dr. Kalpana Chawla died when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated 16 minutes before it was supposed to land on Feb. 1, 2003, exactly 17 years ago this weekend.

Chawla and six colleagues died in the Columbia shuttle disaster in 2003. A commercial cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station will fly under the name of a fallen NASA astronaut ...

NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla describes her experiences in space to students at Stevens Elementary School in Wallingford, Conn., May 4, 2000, as an image of a space shuttle is projected behind her.

Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-born woman who became the first Indian American astronaut and the first Indian woman in space. Unfortunately she was among the seven crew members who perished on the Space ...

Remembering Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian American to go to space This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’re highlighting people whose contributions have often been ...