Taken on January 27, Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, STS-107 mission specialist, is pictured in the SPACEHAB Research Double Module aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. This is one of the last pictures of ...

Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian-born woman ... From backstage, he watched her speak at a luncheon where she shared pictures from space and advised the girls to work hard and make their ...

On the bottom row (L to R) are astronauts Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist; Rick D. Husband, mission commander; Laurel B. Clark, mission specialist; and Ilan Ramon, payload specialist.

Mourners bowed in front of pictures of the astronauts nearby, including a magazine cover featuring Chawla. Memorials were also held in Silicon Valley, where Kalpana Chawla spent five years ...

Kalpana Chawla made it to the headlines in 1997 when ... She used to cut her own hair, never wore ironed clothes, learnt karate and had pictures of space shuttles on her walls.

The International Space Station-bound Cygnus spacecraft aboard Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket has lifted off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on ...

Tonight, we explore the legacy of Kalpana Chawla, the first American of Indian descent to travel to space, who gave her life in the pursuit of research, science and exploration. In 1997 ...

Sunita Williams, a NASA astronaut, is getting ready for her eagerly anticipated return to Earth as the SpaceX Crew-10 mission prepares to launch to the ISS on Wednesday. This historic moment holds ...

“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 ...

As everyone waits for the safe return of Sunita Williams, they also remember Kalpana Chawla on her birthday. The Indian ...

Tonight, we explore the legacy of Kalpana Chawla, the first American of Indian descent to travel to space, who gave her life in the pursuit of research, science and exploration. This Asian ...